On the 13th of August, in this week 2 match, Monaco hosts Rennes in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Monaco, recorded a 2-1 win against Strasbourg. Krépin Diatta struck first for Monaco in the 43rd minute on a feed from Axel Disasi, then Sofiane Diop added another in the 53rd minute. Monaco is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Rennes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Lorient. Arthur Theate struck first for Lorient on an own goal in the 65th minute, 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 Lorient ran away with the shutout win. Rennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Monaco won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Rennes’s top weapon lately has been Sehrou Guirassy, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Monaco hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Wissam Ben Yedder and Benoît Badiashile, and they each have 1 goal
Aleksandr Golovin, Kevin Volland and Caio Henrique are unavailable to play for Philippe Clement’s team, while Rennes will be without Birger Meling, Lorenz Assignon and Warmed Omari.