On Sun Mar 6th, in week 27, Angers SCO will travel to Rennes to battle Rennes in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Rennes is fresh off their 4-2 win against Montpellier. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 8th minute on a feed from Hamari Traore, then Benjamin Bourigeaud added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Hamari Traore. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while angers SCO sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Lens. Angelo Fulgini struck first for Angers SCO in the 49th minute on a feed from Sofiane Boufal, then Batista Mendy tied it up for Lens on an own goal in the 73rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 76th minute on a goal by Jonathan Clauss to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Rennes and Angers SCO last played eachother at the Stade Raymond Kopa on Sunday Aug 29th. Angers SCO was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over six thousand excited fans. Sofiane Boufal scored the first goal for Angers SCO in the 57th minute, then Cho added another in the 88th minute In the end, Rennes was frustrated by Angers SCO’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Angers SCO ended the match with the shutout victory.
Angelo Fulgini has been the most effective weapon for Angers SCO lately. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Rennes is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier each having 3 goals in their last five
K. Sulemana, Flavien Tait, Jonas Martin, Jeremy Doku, Jeremy Gelin, Romain Salin, Ugochukwu and Lorenz Assignon are unavailable to play for Bruno Génésio’s team, while Gérald Baticle’s Angers SCO squad will be without Jimmy Cabot.