On the 5th of March, Rennes will host Olympique Marseille at Roazhon Park in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rennes sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nantes. Jeremy Doku scored the first goal for Rennes in the 19th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nantes couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Olympique Marseille recorded a 2-2 draw against Annecy. Jordan Veretout struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 29th minute, then in the 53rd minute, François Lajugie sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dion Moise Sahi . With 19 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Friday Jan 20th, Olympique Marseille won by a score of 1 to 0. Mattéo Guendouzi struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 59th minute on a feed from Jordan Veretout, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rennes couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Marseille took the shutout win.
Alexis Sánchez has been the most prolific scorer on Olympique Marseille in his last 5 matches with three goals. For Rennes, their top scorers are Arnaud Muinga and Karl Toko Ekambi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Hamari Traore, Martin Terrier, Xeka and Lorenz Assignon are unavailable to play for Rennes, while Amine Harit and Nuno Tavares are unavailable to play for Igor Tudor’s team.