📏 Form Guide

Rennes

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Rennes will be looking for an improved result here after a 3-2 Ligue 1 losing effort in their last game against Nice.

In that game, Rennes had 54% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Rennes, the goals were scored by Arnaud Kalimuendo (27') and Adrien Truffert (49'). For their opponents, Nice had 9 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Evann Guessand (12'), Sofiane Diop (34') and Gaëtan Laborde (45') scored for Nice.

Jorge Sampaoli's Rennes have netted 13 times in their past six outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in that same time stands at 6.

Ahead of this clash, Rennes are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.

Marseille

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Marseille will go into the encounter following on from a 5-1 Ligue 1 win to beat Havre AC in their most recent outing.

In that game, Marseille managed 70% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. For Marseille, the scorers were Valentin Rongier (25'), Bilal Nadir (39'), Neal Maupay (43'), Elye Wahi (66') and Ulisses Garcia (75'). On the other side, Havre AC got 4 attempts at goal with 1 on target. André Ayew (85') scored for Havre AC.

A run of dependable showings from the Marseille defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 outings combined. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 17.

Coming into this meeting, Marseille haven't been defeated in their previous 4 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 18/09/2022 shows us that Rennes have won 1 of these and Marseille 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.

In all, 10 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 4 of them for Rennes and 6 belonging to Les Olympiens. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league fixture featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 26 on 17/03/2024 when it finished Rennes 2-0 Marseille.

In that match, Rennes managed 43% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Goals were scored by Martin Terrier (21') and Benjamin Bourigeaud (78').

On the other side, Marseille got 8 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

The referee was Eric Wattellier.

ℹ️ Team News: Rennes

Doğan Alemdar (Cruciate ligament tear) and Alidu Seidu (Cruciate ligament tear) are unavailable for Rennes gaffer Jorge Sampaoli.

In our view, Rennes could use a 3-4-3 formation for the game with Steve Mandanda, Hans Hateboer, Leo Oestigard, Mikayil Faye, Lorenz Assignon, Seko Fofana, Azor Matusiwa, Adrien Truffert, Ludovic Blas, A. Kalimuendo-Muinga and Amine Gouiri.

📰 Team News: Marseille

Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi has multiple availability issues to deal with. Faris Moumbagna (Cruciate ligament tear) and Valentín Carboni (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

We are inclined to think that Les Olympiens could decide to utilise a 3-4-2-1 formation, choosing Geronimo Rulli, Michael Murillo, Leonardo Balerdi, Derek Cornelius, Luis Henrique, Quentin Merlin, P. Hoejbjerg, Valentin Rongier, Mason Greenwood, Adrien Rabiot and Neal Maupay.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Marseille and Rennes are both capable of scoring here.

We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. Our tip is therefore for a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90.

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Andre Moura, 20:02 11/01/2025