On Dec 1st, Rennes hosts Lille at Roazhon Park in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 3rd placed Rennes, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Montpellier. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 8th minute, then Lovro Majer added another in the 28th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Montpellier couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Rennes should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 12th placed Lille is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Nantes. Burak Yılmaz struck first for Lille in the 9th minute, but Ludovic Blas got the equalizer for Nantes in the 24th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Nantes. Lille is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lille won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jonathan David has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Lille. Rennes’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Terrier. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Bruno Génésio’s Rennes squad will be without K. Sulemana, Jeremy Gelin, Baptiste Santamaria and Omari, while Lille will be without Renato Sanches.