December 5th features a match where Saint-Étienne will play host to Rennes in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 20th placed Saint-Étienne, recorded a 0-1 loss against Brest. Romain Faivre struck first for Brest in the 64th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Saint-Étienne couldn’t muster any offence and Brest ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Rennes is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Lille. Xeka struck first for Lille in the 31st minute, then Renato Sanches added another in the 45th minute. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Mar 5th, Saint-Étienne hosted Rennes at the Stade Geoffroy-guichard in their last match together. Saint-Étienne won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 31000 spectators. M’Baye Niang scored the first goal for Rennes in the 33rd minute from the penalty spot, but Timothée Kolodziejczak got the equalizer for Saint-Étienne in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback in the 94th minute on a goal by Ryad Boudebouz to cap off a wild match.
For Rennes, their top scorers are Adrien Truffert and Martin Terrier, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Saint-Étienne is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Wahbi Khazri and Sow each only have 1 goal in their last five
Romain Hamouma, Gabriel Silva, Arnaud Nordin, Harold Moukoudi, Yvan Neyou Noupa and Sow are unavailable to play for Saint-Étienne, while Flavien Tait and Jeremy Gelin are unavailable to play for Bruno Génésio’s team.