On Sunday, starting at 16:00, the Lorient – Rennes match will be played, in the 16th round of Ligue 1. Rennes has not won at Lorient since 2015, losing the most recent trip here by 1-2, in the 2016/2017 season.
Newly promoted this season, Lorient ticked only 3 victories in the first 15 stages of Ligue 1, two of which on the “Stade du Moustoir”. The group coached by Christophe Pelissier has 11 points accumulated, occupies the 18th place in the ranking and only Dijon, the last ranked, is worse (a victory and 9 points). Lorient comes with high morale after a good evolution on the field of the champion Paris Saint-Germain, having in spite of the defeat with 0-2, 3 sutures on the space of Sergio Rico’s goal.
Instead, Rennes has successive victories with Nice (1-0) and Marseille (2-1), the last one obtained in front of another team that participated in the Champions League groups. After 15 stages, Julien Stephan’s students registered 25 points and are placed on the 6th place in the ranking, 5 points away from Lyon, which ends the podium. In the seasonal trips, Rennes has a good record, with 3 successes, 3 draws and one defeat, 0-3 in Paris with the French champion.
Rennes have not won in Lorient since 2015;
Lorient has 10 defeats in 15 stages this Ligue 1 season;
In the 2016/2017 season, Rennes won 1-0 at home, but lost to Lorient 1-2;
PREDICTION: Rennes to win @ 1,95
