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Rennes vs Krasnodar Prediction & Betting tips
Rennes and Krasnodar celebrate their premieres in the premier class. Two debutants faced each other only once in this millennium when Manchester City and Napoli dueled in September 2011. Stade is now the eleventh team from the country of the world champions to compete in the Champions League.
In Brittany, it is hoped that the fate of the two youngest newcomers from France will not be shared: Both Lille 2001 and Montpellier lost their opening eleven years later. But there is little evidence of this: the hosts are in good early form and occupy third place in the domestic Ligue 1.
The best result of the season so far with exactly this position in the previous year was therefore no coincidence and only owed to the premature termination of the season. Instead, the opponent has some squad worries and in turn is below expectations in the current league operation of the Premjer Liga, although the situation has recently improved noticeably.
Rennes:
The Bretons will mainly rely on their home strength in the match, although this bonus is reduced by the exclusion of the fans. In the past 14 games in the UEFA Cup and the Europa League, only two bankruptcies have been conceded and instead five wins and seven draws have been recorded.
In Eduardo Camavinga, Rennes also currently has one of the most sought-after youngsters in Europe. Top clubs like Real Madrid have long stretched their fingers for the attacking midfielder.
Stade will be happy if you can enjoy the exceptional football skills of the 17-year-old in Brittany at least until the end of the season. The dress rehearsal last Friday evening at the guest performance in Dijon was only partially successful with a 1: 1.
In the game, the Anderlecht newcomer Jeremy Doku celebrated his offensive debut. The fact that there was only one point at the bottom of the table was mainly due to the double burden for some players from the squad. For example, Doku and Camavinga were on duty for their nations during the international break and only came to Dijon for short appearances.
An additional downer in the match was Martin Terrier’s injury in attack. The former orienteering striker had previously taken the lead for Stade and is now unable to play. M’Baye Niang also has to pass in the storm
The Senegalese scored double digits in the last two seasons, which is why his loss is no less painful for the French.
FK Krasnodar:
The Russian representative from Krasnodar had to compete in the final qualifying round before the group stage. A tough opponent was on the program with PAOK Saloniki. But with two 2-1 wins, the hurdle was overcome with flying colors.
After one year before they had failed in the playoffs with a 1: 6 in the playoffs, the leap into the group stage succeeded for the first time as described above.
A real weakening is the failure of Ari in the storm. The 34-year-old oldie was in a very good mood before his injury and despite his advanced age, he was on the right track. To make matters worse, the Brazilian Sousa Campos recently lost another attacking player due to injury.
So in the attacking game the hopes are on the Swedish duo of Marcus Berg and Viktor Claesson. Both are admittedly reigning national players, but for the conditions of the premier class, they can at best be attested to an average quality.
The squad problems at the comparatively young club, which was only founded in 2008, had already made themselves felt negatively: After eleven rounds of the league, they took sixth place and only five of the games played were victorious.
For the third of last year in the Premjer Liga, this is an interim result that can be improved. However, the form curve recently showed up again and the failures are apparently better compensated. Last weekend, Rubin Kazan was defeated 3-1.