On Sun Sep 11th, Rennes hosts Auxerre at Roazhon Park in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Rennes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Troyes. Ike Ugbo struck first for Troyes in the 14th minute, then Baptiste Santamaria tied it up for Rennes in the 48th minute on a feed from Martin Terrier earning Rennes a comeback draw. Rennes is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while auxerre is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Olympique Marseille. Gerson struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 8th minute, then Alexis Sánchez added another in the 84th minute In the end, Auxerre couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win. Auxerre is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Auxerre’s most prolific scorer has been Mathias Autret. The French midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Both Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier have been the hottest scorers for Rennes in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Rennes will be without Jeremy Doku, Lovro Majer, Birger Meling, Romain Salin, Arnaud Muinga, Ugochukwu and Warmed Omari, while Julian Jeanvier is unavailable to play for Jean-Marc Furlan’s team.