December 18th features a match where Lorient will travel to Rennes to battle Rennes in a meeting of these two Coupe de France teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Rennes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Nice. Kasper Dolberg scored the first goal for Nice in the 19th minute on a penalty, then Youcef Atal added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Kasper Dolberg. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while lorient is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Metz. Pape Sarr scored the first goal for Metz in the 5th minute, then Moritz Jenz added another on an own goal in the 9th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Rennes won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw. Martin Terrier has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Rennes.