On Sunday Jan 15th, Paris Saint Germain and Rennes will play a match in Rennes in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Rennes recorded a 1-2 loss against Clermont. Grejohn Kyei scored the first goal for Clermont in the 31st minute, then Arnaud Muinga got the equalizer for Rennes in the 74th minute on a feed from Benjamin Bourigeaud. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while paris Saint Germain sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 5th minute on a feed from Nordi Mukiele, then Lionel Messi added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Nordi Mukiele In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Paris Saint Germain’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Paris Saint Germain ended the match with the shutout victory. Paris Saint Germain looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Hugo Ekitike has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Paris Saint Germain. Rennes’s most prolific scorer has been Benjamin Bourigeaud. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Rennes will be without Martin Terrier, Xeka, Baptiste Santamaria and Lorenz Assignon, while Christophe Galtier’s squad will be without Marco Verratti, Presnel Kimpembe and Nuno Mendes.