Lyon vs Rennes Prediction

After 5 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats, the visiting team is in 10th place, having won 22 points. In the last match, they beat Nice at home by (2‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a game against Clermont, by (1‑3). This is a team affected by the home factor, as they have won 7 points as a visitor and 15 at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 14 goals conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 8 conceded as a visitor. The team comes to this match after a home win against Olympique Marseille by (9‑8), in a penalty shootout. In the championship, Rennes won 7 points out of 24 possible, after 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. In their away matches there are some more frequent results: at half-time 1-0 (4 in 10 games) and 0-0 (3 in 10 games) and at the end of the 90' ​​0-0 (3 in 10 games). Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, as in 6 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 18 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 9 times and only managed to turn the score around once.

Rennes enters this game after a victory, on penalties, against Olympique Marseille, in a game counting for the French Cup. In the last round in Ligue 1, the visitors beat Nice 2-0. The visiting club usually plays in a 4-4-2 formation, where the two players whose mission is to cause panic in the opposing defense are Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier. The midfield should be occupied by Ludovic Blas, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Baptiste Santamaria and Enzo Le Fée, the latter being responsible for organizing the most central area of ​​the field. Out of this game are Amine Gouiri and Nemanja Matic, injured, as well as Warmed Omari, who is suspended.