Pitroipa scored his first goal of the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season on 25 August 2012, as Rennes registered their first victory of the campaign with a 3–2 defeat of Bastia, also providing the assist for Mevlüt Erdinç's strike.
Pitroipa scored his first goal in the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season during a match where Rennes won their first game of the campaign against Bastia on August 25, 2012. He also assisted Mevlüt Erdinç's goal.