Olympique Lyonnais and Rennes meet at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, in a match for the 25 th round of the Liga 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 11-08-2017, Olympique Lyonnais won by (1 -2). The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 matches. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

After 14 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 48 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Bordeaux, by (3-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against AS Monaco, by (3-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins and 4 losses in away matches, with 37 goals scored and 20 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last match that they played, for the Coupe de France, they beat Montpellier out by (1-2). In the last 10 home league matches Olympique Lyonnais has a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 19 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Olympique Lyon leaves for this match with a victory in the Montpellier field, 1-2, advancing in this way to the next phase of the Cup of France. However, we emphasize that the homebuilders add two consecutive defeats in the French championship. In this game at home, coach Bruno Génésio must act in 4-2-3-1, privileging the possession of ball and organized attacks, leisurely, using the wings to create danger: Depay and Bertrand Traoré are the fastest players of the locals. Nabil Fekir is the best finalist of Olympique Lyon, with 16 goals scored. For this game the coach of the house can not count on Rafael, injured.

After 9 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses, the away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Dijon FCO, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Guingamp, by (0-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 26 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Rennes has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (5 out of 12 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 24 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 14 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

The Rennes is going through a less positive moment in the season and currently records three consecutive defeats in official games, being the last at home against Guingamp, by 0-1. In addition, the Rennes added 7 defeats in the last 10 games played, showing all the difficulties that are going through. Coach Sabri Lamouchi usually plays with four players in the defensive sector, three in the middle and three in the offensive sector. It is important to emphasize that the visitors present great gaps in the finalization and in the defensive organization. Wahbi Khazri is Rennes’ best scorer with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Benjamin André, suspended, besides Baal, injured.

PREDICTION: Lyon to win @ 1.45