Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Rennes in the final round in the group stages in the inaugural Europa Conference League this Thursday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium looking to confirm their place in the knockout playoffs.
Tottenham are third in the group standings with seven points and are at level with the second placed Vitesse after winning twice, drawing once and have lost in two matches. Tottenham are 4 points clear on top of the bottom team and a win here would secure them the second place depending on Vitesse’s result in their final match.
Tottenham Hotspur has been hit by the Covid-19 and up to seven players are positive with the virus alongside two staff members in the camp. Antonio Conte’s side had a poor start to this season but upon his arrival we can see them pulling the pieces together and they are now 5th in the premier league standings.
Tottenham are unbeaten in four Premier League games, winning three matches from that sequence but suffered 2-1 defeat against NŠ Mura, the lowest ranked team in the competition and will look to make amends.
Rennes on the other hand are the top placed team with 11 points and have already booked a place in the knockout stage since no team can reach them in the group even with a defeat. Rennes remain unbeaten in the competition and have won 3 matches drawing in two of the 5.
Rennes bounced back from a 1-2 loss at Lille with a 5-0 win over Saint Etienne on Sunday and will be set to extend their unbeaten run to the close of the group stages matches.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Rennes head to head
The first leg fixture was the first encounter of the two sides and the match ended in a 2-2 draw. Tottenham have won 4 home matches in a row. However, Stade Rennes have lost none of their last 7 away matches.
- Rennes 2-2 Tottenham 16/09/21
Home
- Tottenham 3-0 Norwich
- Tottenham 2-0 Brentford
- Mura Murska Sobota 2-1 Tottenham
- Tottenham 2-1 Leeds United
- Everton 0-0 Tottenham
Away
- Saint-Etienne 0-5 Stade Rennes
- Stade Rennes 1-2 Lille
- Lorient 0-2 Stade Rennes
- Stade Rennes 3-3 Vitesse
- Stade Rennes 2-0 Montpellier
Tottenham team news
Cristian Romero, Sergio Reguilon and Giovani Lo Celso miss out on injuries. Emerson Royal, Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura, Ben Davies and Bryan Gil are all COVID-19 positive. Ryan Sessegnon is suspended with a red card.
Rennes team news
Jeremy Gelin is the only injured player here. Flavien Tait and Jérémy Doku’s availability is a doubt.
Prediction and odds
- Tottenham to win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both sides to score
