Nantes will seek to end the five game winless run in the Ligue 1 this Sunday when they travel to Roazhon Park for a fixture against Rennes in the 10th round of the competition. Kickoffs at 18:05 EAT.
Rennes finished fourth in the French top flight last season to qualify for Europa League this season. Currently they are placed 6th in the table with 15 points from their opening nine matches with their sights set firmly set on the European spots again. Coming into this game, Rennes is unbeaten in all their last six matches (WWDDWW).
Rennes will aim for another win following 2-1 Europa League success over Dynamo Kyiv in their most recent match. In that game, Rennes had 54% possession, 21 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Martin Terrier (23′) and Désiré Doué (89′). Dynamo Kyiv got eight shots with three of them on target and a goal by Viktor Tsygankov (33′).
With just one win from their opening nine outings in the league this season, Nantes has slid down the table to the 16th place with just a point separating them from the relegation zone. The visitors only win of the season so far came against Toulouse back in August and five matches have come and gone in Ligue 1 since then.
Nantes gets into this meeting off the back of 2-0 Europa League loss to Frieburg in their last outing. In that game, Nantes managed 41% possession and 15 shots with two of them on target. Freiburg got 16 shots with six of them on target and goals by Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (48′) and Vincenzo Grifo (72′).
Rennes vs. Nantes head to head
These two clubs have had 51 head to head encounters since 1994; Rennes claims 18 victories, Nantes 17 victories while 16 matches ended in stalemates.
Here are their last five encounters:
- Nantes 0-1 Rennes 27/07/22
- Nantes 2-1 Rennes 11/05/22
- Rennes 1-0 Nantes 22/08/21
- Rennes 1-0 Nantes 11/04/21
- Nantes 0-0 Rennes 06/01/21
Home
- Rennes 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
- Strasbourg 1-3 Rennes
- Marseille 1-1 Rennes
- Rennes 2-2 Fenerbahce
- Rennes 5-0 Auxerre
Home
- Rennes 2-1 Dynamo Kiev
- Strasbourg 1-3 Rennes
- Marseille 1-1 Rennes
- Rennes 2-2 Fenerbahce
- Rennes 5-0 Auxerre
Away
- Freiburg 2-0 Nantes
- Monaco 4-1 Nantes
- Nantes 0-0 Lens
- Qarabag 3-0 Nantes
- Lorient 3-2 Nantes
Rennes team news
Kamaldeen Sulemana, Warmed Omari and Baptiste Santamaria are unavailable for Rennes manager Bruno Génésio’s selection for this fixture through injuries.
Nantes team news
Gaffer Antoine Kombouaré will take to the pitch without the services of Fabien Centonze and Fabio da Silva who are recovering from injury.
Prediction and odds
- Rennes Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
