Jan 2nd features a match where Rennes will host Nice at Roazhon Park in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Rennes is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Reims. Folarin Balogun struck first for Reims in the 6th minute on a feed from Alexis Flips, then Alexis Flips added another in the 22nd minute. Rennes looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while nice sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lens. Neither Nice nor Lens could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Nice is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nice won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Nice is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Gaëtan Laborde and Nicolas Pépé each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Benjamin Bourigeaud has been the most effective weapon for Rennes lately. The French midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches
Baptiste Santamaria and Lorenz Assignon are unavailable to play for Bruno Génésio’s team, while Lucien Favre’s Nice squad will be without Aaron Ramsey, Youcef Atal and Marcin Bułka.