Ligue 1 returns to the fold for the 24th round early this weekend at the Parc des Princes when PSG take on Rennes. Showdown is scheduled for 11th February 2022 at 23:00 EAT.
The Parisians are now 13 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 standings, following Nice’s home defeat to Clermont. The hosts’ form on home soil is frightening; they last lost a game (inside 90 minutes) in front of their own fans back in April 2021, when they welcomed Manchester City. Coming into this fixture they are unbeaten in their last five games wining three and drawing in two of them.
PSG come into this fixture off the back of a resounding 5-1 win away to defending champions Lille in their last outing. In that match, Paris Saint-Germain had 59% possession, 18ahots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Danilo Pereira (10′, 51′), Presnel Kimpembe (32′), Lionel Messi (38′) and Kylian Mbappé (67′). The opponents Lille got 10 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Sven Botman (28′).
Rennes on the other hand has been going through a series of worrying results having suffered defeat in five of their previous eight fixtures and it’s this poor run that has seen them slip down to fifth in the table and five points off of the top three. In the last five games they have only two wins and three loses, and both teams scored in two of those games while Rennes have 10 goals in that period.
Rennes picked up an easy 2-0 Ligue 1 victory to beat Brest in their previous outing. In that match, Rennes had 61% possession, 19 shots with eight of them on target and goals scored by Gaëtan Laborde (20′) and Martin Terrier (90′). Brest got five shots with only one of them on target.
PSG vs Rennes head to head
These two sides have 59 matches against each other since 1994. PSG has 29 victories , Rennes 19 victories and 11 matches ended with ties.
- Rennes 2-0 PSG 3/10/21
- Rennes 1-1 PSG 09/05/21
- PSG 3-0 Rennes 07/11/20
- Rennes 2-1 PSG 18/08/19
- PSG 2-1 Rennes 03/08/19
Home
- Lille 1-5 PSG
- PSG 5-6 Nice
- PSG 4-0 Reims
- PSG 2-0 Brest
- Lyon 1-1 PSG
Away
- Rennes 2-0 Brest
- Clermont Foot 2-1 Rennes
- Rennes 6-0 Bordeaux
- Lens 1-0 Rennes
- Nancy-Lorraine 4-3 Rennes
PSG team news
Mauricio Pochettino’s squad will be without the services Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria through injuries.
Rennes team news
Jeremy Doku, Romain Salin, and Flavien Tait are still recuperating from injuries and might not be available for Coach Bruno Génésio’s selection.
Predictions and odds
Rennes can pack a punch on their day but will need to play out of their skins to stand a chance against France’s best team.
- PSG Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
