On Wednesday, starting with 20:00, the match Rennes – Marseille will be played, in the 15th round of Ligue 1. Marseille is undefeated in the last 5 direct matches, also lost only once in Rennes, in the previous 7 visits. Last season, Andre Villas-Boas’ team won 1-0 away and drew at home, 1-1.
After 7 defeats and a draw in the last 8 matches played in all competitions, Rennes defeated Nice 1-0 at the weekend, ruining the debut of Romanian coach Adrian Ursea on the hosts’ bench. After this success, Rennes accumulated 22 points and climbed to 8th place in Ligue 1, 4 points behind Montpellier, which is in a qualifying position in the Europa League. At home, the team coached by Julien Stephan obtained 3 victories, 3 defeats and a draw, at a negative goal difference (9-10).
Instead, Marseille also comes after an excellent victory, 2-1 at home to Monaco, which is in excellent shape since it was taken over by Niko Kovac. Andre Villas-Boas’ students thus reach 27 points, are ranked 4th, and the distance from the first two teams in Ligue 1, Lille and Lyon, is only two points. In the seasonal trips, Marseille is the best team in this respect, ticking 5 victories and a draw, with a superb goal difference (9-3).
Marseille is unbeaten in the last 5 direct matches;
Rennes have won only one duel with Marseille at home in the previous 7 (in 90 minutes);
Last season, Marseille won 1-0 away and drew at home, score 1-1;
Rennes (4-3-3): Romain Sain, Hamari Traore, Damien Da Silva, Nayef Aguerd, Faitout Maouassa, Steven Nzonzi, Eduardo Camavinga, Clement Grenier, Jeremy Doku, M’Baye Niang, Adrien Truffert
Marseille (4-3-3): Steve Mandanda, Hiroki Sakai, Alvaro Gonzalez, Duje Caleta-Car, Yuto Nagatomo, Boubacar Kamara, Valentin Rongier, Pape Gueye, Michael Cuisance, Florian Thauvin, Dario Benedetto
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,91
