PSG and Rennes meet at Parc des Princes, in a match for the 10th round of Ligue 1. The history of direct confrontations played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 05-16-2020, for Ligue 1, the two teams tied by (-). Rennes present considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
PSG :
After 7 wins and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 21 points won. In their last match, they beat Nantes away by (0‑3), after having won (4‑0) at home in the previous match, in a match against Dijon. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has registered 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away loss against RB Leipzig by (2‑1). For the championship, PSG won 9 points out of a possible 12, after 3 wins and 1 loss in the last 4 games they played in their stadium.
In this competition, they won the last 7 matches they played. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. This is a team that tends to score many times first: they opened the scoring in 7 of their last 9 Ligue 1 games, of these 7 they came at half-time ahead of 5 and always managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90s.
PSG comes to this game after a 2×1 loss to RB Leipzig, in a match for the group stage of the Champions League: the only goal of the team was scored by Ángel di María. It should be noted that the Parisians have won the last seven Ligue 1 games. In this home game, coach Thomas Tuchel must keep the team 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of possession and organized attacks through from the flanks: Ángel Di María is very fast and very strong in hand to hand. Kylian Mbappé is PSG’s top scorer, with seven goals scored, but he is absent due to injury. In addition to this player, the coach of the house cannot count on Neymar, Julian Draxler, Alexandre Letellier, Mauro Icardi, Marco Verratti and Juan Bernat, also with physical problems.
Rennes :
The visiting team is currently in 3rd position, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Angers SCO by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Brest by (2‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 11 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 31 goals scored and 12 suffered. In their last match, for the UEFA Champions League, they lost to Chelsea by (3‑0). In their last 4 away games for the championship, Rennes has recorded 2 wins and 2 draws, for which they have won 8 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 9 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 matches in this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times, but got the comeback in 2. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they suffered 4 of their 7 goals between minutes (46 ‘ -60 ‘).
Rennes come to this game after a 3×0 defeat at Chelsea, in a match for the group stage of the Champions League. It should be noted that the visitors beat Stade Brest by 2×1 on the last day of Ligue 1. In this away game, coach Julien Stéphan must maintain the 4-3-3, with Martin Terrier, Yann Gboho and Serhou Guirassy being the team forwards: the last player mentioned is one of Rennes’ best scorers, with 3 goals scored. For this match the coach cannot count on Eduardo Camavinga, Daniele Rugani, Flavien Tait, Faitout Maouassa and Mbaye Niang, all with physical problems.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,48
