Jan 2nd features a match where Nancy and Rennes will play a match in Tomblaine in a clash of the Coupe de France. In their last match, Nancy recorded a 0-3 loss against Dijon. Mihai Alexandru Dobre struck first for Dijon in the 23rd minute on a feed from, then Valentin Jacob added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nancy couldn’t manage to score, and Dijon took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rennes recorded a 1-2 loss against Monaco. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 16th minute, then Wissam Ben Yedder tied it up for Monaco in the 35th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 72nd minute on a goal by Kevin Volland. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Rennes should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Rennes is fortunate enough to have Martin Terrier in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Both Elliot Simoes and Mamadou Thiam have been the hottest scorers for Nancy in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.