On Sun Dec 12th, in week 18, Rennes and Nice will play a match in Rennes in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Rennes, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Saint-Étienne. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 22nd minute on a feed from Lovro Majer, then Martin Terrier added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Lovro Majer In the end, Saint-Étienne couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while nice is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Strasbourg. Ludovic Ajorque struck first for Strasbourg in the 21st minute on a feed from Ibrahima Sissoko, then Habib Diallo added another in the 82nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nice couldn’t manage to score, and Strasbourg took the shutout win. Nice is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece. Rennes is glad to have Martin Terrier in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals
Flavien Tait and Jeremy Gelin are unavailable to play for Rennes, while Christophe Galtier’s squad will be without Robson Bambu.