Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 16th where Rennes will play host to Bordeaux in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Rennes sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Lens. Wesley Saïd struck first for Lens in the 89th minute on a feed from Jonathan Clauss, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rennes couldn’t muster any offence and Lens ran away with the shutout win. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while bordeaux is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Olympique Marseille. Cengiz Ünder struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 37th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Marseille took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Sep 26th, Bordeaux hosted Rennes in their last match together. Bordeaux and Rennes battled to a 1-1 draw. Gaëtan Laborde struck first for Rennes in the 56th minute on a feed from Hamari Traore, then in the 88th minute, Ui Jo Hwang sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Mexer earning them at least the one point.
Bordeaux is glad to have M’Baye Niang in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Benjamin Bourigeaud and Warmed Omari are the top scorers for Rennes in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Bruno Génésio’s squad will be without Jeremy Gelin, Romain Salin, Alfred Gomis and Dogan Alemdar, while Samuel Kalu, Otávio, Remi Oudin, Enock Kwateng, Mexer, Stian Gregersen, Sekou Mara and Malbec are unavailable to play for Vladimir Petković’s team.