Week 37 brings us a match on May 14th where Rennes will host Olympique Marseille in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Rennes recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Saint-Étienne. Lovro Majer struck first for Rennes in the 41st minute on a feed from Martin Terrier, then Lovro Majer added another in the 84th minute In the end, Saint-Étienne couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win. Rennes looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while olympique Marseille is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Lorient. Cheikh Bamba Dieng scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 39th minute, then Mattéo Guendouzi added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Luan Peres In the end, Lorient was frustrated by Olympique Marseille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Marseille ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Olympique Marseille was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 54000 jubilant fans. Dieng scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 48th minute, then Amine Harit added another in the 71st minute In the end, Rennes couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win.
Both Dimitri Payet and Gerson have been the hottest scorers for Olympique Marseille in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Rennes is fortunate enough to have Martin Terrier in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals
Bruno Génésio’s squad will be without K. Sulemana, Jeremy Doku, Nayef Aguerd, Jeremy Gelin and Alfred Gomis, while Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya’s Olympique Marseille squad will be without Leonardo Balerdi and Dimitri Payet.