Rennes will be travelling to face Monaco at the Stade Louis II on Wednesday, with the visitors struggling to keep the pressure on in the upper teams of the Ligue 1 standings.
Monaco are currently sitting 8th in the table, having picked up 26 points from 18 matches. They were defeated 2-0 in their last Ligue 1 fixture at Parc des Princes against Paris Sint-Germain, putting an end to their five-game unbeaten run.
The Monegasques have picked up four wins, three draws and two losses this season in nine Ligue 1 matches at home. They will be looking to extend a six-game unbeaten run at home dating to September 22 against Saint-Etienne.
The hosts have been led by striker Ben Yedder who leads in scoring in the club with nine goals, tying for the third highest in the league in 2021-22.
Monaco are heading to this game off the back of a 2-0 away win against Red Star in the Coupe De France.
Rennes lost 2-1 to Nice at Roazhon Park in their last league match, which has left them sitting 3rd with 31 points from 18 matches.
The Rennais have registed three wins, three draws and two loses away from home this season in the league fixtures. They are on a five-match unbeaten run away from home, having not lost since September 19 against Olympique Marseille.
They come into this game off the back of a 1-0 victory against FC Lorient in the Coupe De France, with Warmed Omari scoring at the 21st minute.
Monaco won in their last league encounter, taking a 2-1 victory at the Stade Louis II last season, with Wissam Ben Yedder and Aleksandr Golovin scoring for Monaco and Rennes got their only goal through Monaco’s center back Axel Disasi’s own goal at the 68th minute.
Monaco vs Rennes head to head
Monaco have previously met with Rennes on 53 occasions, and they are leading with 27 victories, while Rennes have won 16 and they have drawn in 10 in all competitions. Monaco have scored 84 goals and conceded 60. Monaco have won two of their last four encounters in Ligue 1.
Monaco (P)1-1 Rennes 09/01/19
Rennes 2-2 Monaco 01/05/19
Monaco 3-2 Rennes 20/10/19
Rennes 2-1 Monaco 19/09/20
Monaco 2-1 Rennes 16/05/21
Monaco latest home form
Monaco have been on a good run of form at home, having lost just once in their last ten league matches, and they have not lost in their last nine. In their last five, they have won two and drawn three. One draw came to PSV and one win against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.
Monaco 0-0 PSV 04/11/21
Monaco 2-2 Lille 19/11/21
Monaco 2-1 Real Sociedad 25/11/21
Monaco 1-1 Strasbourg 28/11/21
Monaco 4-0 Metz 05/12/21
Monaco latest away form
Monaco lost their last away league game 2-0 to PSG, but they have been on a relatively good form on the road across all competitions. They have lost just three of their last ten matches. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn in two and lost one.
Reims 0-0 Monaco 07/11/21
Angers 1-3 Monaco 01/12/21
Sturm Graz 1-1 Monaco 09/12/21
PSG 2-0 Monaco 12/12/21
Red Star 0-2 Monaco 19/12/21
Rennes latest home form
Rennes lost in their last two home fixture in the league against Lille and Nice. However, they have been on good form, having not lost in eight games in all competitions prior to the double loss. In their last five, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.
Rennes 2-1 Montpellier 20/11/21
Rennes 3-3 Vitesse 25/11/21
Rennes 1-2 Lille 01/12/21
Rennes 1-2 Nice 12/12/21
Rennes 1-0 Lorient 18/12/21
Rennes latest away form
The Rennais have had a good run of form on the road, having lost just twice in their last ten away fixtures, and they have not lost in their last seven in all competitions. In their last five, they have won four and drawn in one, with one win coming against Mura in the Europa Conference League.
Metz 0-3 Rennes 17/10/21
Mura 1-2 Rennes 21/10/21
Troyes 2-2 Rennes 31/10/21
Lorient 0-2 Rennes 28/11/21
Saint-Etienne 0-5 Rennes 05/12/21
Monaco news
Monaco are heading into this match with a number of players missing out of manager Niko Kovac squad.
Cesc Fabregas has a hamstring injury, Krepin Diatta has a cruciate ligament rupture, Benoit Badiashile also has a hamstring injury and Jean Marcelin with a torn muscle fibre which will make them to be unavailable.
Rennes news
As for Rennes, they will head into the game without major injury concerns, with only a single fitness issue to deal with.
Manager Bruno Genesio is expected to be without the services of Jeremy Gelin who is suffering a cruciate ligament rupture, but the rest of the players will be available.
Prediction and Odds
Visitors Rennes are coming to this game with an impressive away performance, which could pose some resistance against Monaco.
Meanwhile, Monaco enter this encounter with a good record at home, and we expect the game to be tightly contested, but Monaco may take victory if they will be able to stop Rennes.
Odds: 1 2.31 X 3.05 2 2.51
Probable outcomes
Monaco 1-0 Rennes
Monaco 2-0 Rennes
Monaco 2-1 Rennes
Monaco 2-2 Rennes
Monaco 1-2 Rennes
