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Lyon vs Rennes Prediction & Betting tips
In the highest French league, the Ligue 1, the sixteenth game day will take place this week. We take a look at the match between Olympique Lyon and Stade Rennes. Actually, it’s not about the championship anymore in France. The title goes to the Liga Primus PSG, which is currently fourteen points ahead of the rest of the field. In the fight for places behind Paris Olympique is well in the race. With third place, they have currently occupied the place for the Champions League Quali. The guests from Brittany are currently stuck in the lower midfield. After three games without a win, they must turn their attention a bit in the direction of the relegation places. Should the negative series stop, you can quickly slip into the descent swirl. Read our analysis to get all the facts about the game. The kick-off at Groupama Stadium will start at 18:00.
Lyon:
The French champion of the years 2002 to 2008 is one of the figureheads of French football. In the last season they could reach the third place in the league and have qualified so for the Champions League. Here they are in second place in the group F table before the final and decisive group match at Shakhtar Donetsk. The advantage over the Ukrainians is only a narrow two points, so a defeat means slipping down to third place and, consequently, participating in the knockout round Round in the Europa League. In the league it is running well for the team of coach Bruno Genesio again in this season. Although they can not follow the undisputed front runner from Paris, but with third place after fifteen matchdays, they will be satisfied.
The top in France is very close together. There are just three points between second (Montpellier) and sixth (Saint-Etienne). Since Lyon should just leave in the home games no points. They have been unbeaten in all competitions for nine matches. In the local Groupama Stadium, they could not be defeated in the last eight games. Last Saturday saw the match between Lille and Olympique Lyon. The hosts were 2-0 up front after just half an hour, but Lyon opened in the second half to equalize with goals from Traore and Dembele. The Dutch national player Depay allowed himself at the score of 0: 2 even the luxury of a penalty to baffle. With 26 goals, Lyon is the third best offensive in the league. With Depay, Aouar and Traore they have three players in their ranks, who have already been able to net five times. Coach Genesio will miss Amine Gouiri (cruciate ligament tear) on Wednesday and Brazilian Rafael (red card).
Rennes:
The guests from Brittany are still in business internationally. They were able to qualify for the UEFA Europa League and are in the hands of qualifying for the knockout phase before the final group game. They are currently only in third place of the table, but with a home win in the final game against Astana they can still pass the Kazakhs. In the league Rennes is with a record of four wins, five draws and six defeats in the fourteenth place in the table. With the achieved seventeen points, they have four points ahead of the relegation place. After three league games without a win, it would be important for the team to take something countable from Lyon. On Sunday, put it a fierce 1: 4 swatter against Racing Strasbourg.
Despite the early lead by Sarr after nine minutes, they were empty-handed at the end. After this defeat, the leaders pulled the line and separated on Monday from coach Sabri Lamouchi. The successor is currently not fixed. With 25 goals, there are only two teams that have collected more goals. In the opponent’s place, the Nordfranzosen have been very successful in recent weeks. The last four games they survived without a defeat and managed to get eight points. Their top scorer is the Senegalese Ismaila Sarr. He was already able to net five times. Due to injuries, on Wednesday Baal, Danze and Guitane are missing.
Lyon vs Rennes head to head matches
11.02.18 L1 Lyon Rennes 0 : 2
11.08.17 L1 Rennes Lyon 1 : 2
02.04.17 L1 Rennes Lyon 1 : 1
11.12.16 L1 Lyon Rennes 1 : 0
13.03.16 L1 Rennes Lyon 2 : 2