In this week 24 match on the 11th of February, Paris Saint Germain hosts Rennes in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Paris Saint Germain is fresh off their 5-1 win against Lille. Danilo Pereira scored the first goal for Paris Saint Germain in the 10th minute, but Sven Botman got the equalizer for Lille in the 28th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Paris Saint Germain should be reasonably happy with their performance, while rennes is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Brest. Gaëtan Laborde struck first for Rennes in the 20th minute on a feed from Lovro Majer, then Martin Terrier added another in the 90th minute on a feed from Loic Bade In the end, Brest was frustrated by Rennes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rennes ended the match with the shutout victory. Rennes is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Paris Saint Germain and Rennes last played eachother at the Roazhon Park on Oct 3rd. Rennes was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 28000 jubilant spectators. Gaëtan Laborde struck first for Rennes in the 45th minute on a feed from K. Sulemana, then Flavien Tait added another in the 46th minute In the end, Paris Saint Germain couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win.
For Rennes, their top scorers are Sehrou Guirassy and Martin Terrier, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Paris Saint Germain’s most prolific scorer has been Danilo Pereira. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero’s Paris Saint Germain squad will be without Neymar, Ander Herrera, Mauro Icardi, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Alexandre Letellier, while Flavien Tait, Jeremy Doku, Jeremy Gelin, Romain Salin and Ugochukwu are unavailable to play for Bruno Génésio’s team.