On Wednesday, Rennes receives Lorient on the occasion of the 23rd day of Ligue 1. Rennes hopes to get closer to the podium while Lorient is fighting for its maintenance.
Rennes vs Lorient Free Betting Tips – Ligue 1
A surprise guest on the Ligue 1 podium last year, Rennes should not be able to repeat this fine performance this year. Nevertheless, the Rouge et Noir still show a rather interesting face this season which allows them to point to 5th place in the standings with one game late following the postponement of their match against Marseille initially scheduled for last Saturday. Before that, Julien Stéphan’s men had been able to obtain two points following their draws against Nantes (0-0) and Lyon (2-2) before winning against Brest (1-2). Before these two draws, they remained on a defeat conceded against Lille 10 days ago.
For its part, Lorient achieved a small feat last Sunday by winning, in added time, against PSG after being however led 10 minutes from time. Also, the Merlus managed to repeat the same performance as in the middle of last week when they snatched the victory in the last moments of the game against Dijon with the same score (3-2). Following these two successes, the Morbihanais moved up to 18th place in the standings and they now have the same number of points as the 17th, Nantes, with a late match to play against Nîmes.
The workforce for Rennes vs Lorient
If we put aside the replacement Tait, the entire Rennes squad is operational for this match. Note the return as a holder in the goals of the goalkeeper Gomis instead of Salin, and especially the return of injury of the providential scorer Guirassy. At the end of the transfer window, the club let go of its defender on loan from Juve Rugani and young Rutter for Hoffenheim. On the other hand, substitute striker M’Baye Niang has once again decided to stay.
Defenders Fontaine and Saunier, as well as the less used Stéphane Diarra, will not make the short trip to the Lorient side, just like executives Goff and Nardi who have still not recovered from the covid. In addition, the Monconduit framework has joined the infirmary. Both decisive when they came into play against PSG, youngsters Wissa and Moffi scored their 6th goal of the season. Note the arrival on loan of defender Tiago Ilori from Sporting on Monday. The former Bordelais is already in the group.
The probable compositions for Rennes vs Lorient:
Rennes: Gomis – Traoré, Da Silva, Aguerd, Maouassa – Nzonzi, Camavinga – Doku, Grenier, Bourigeaud – Terrier.
Lorient: Dreyer – Delaplace, Gravillon, Laporte, Morel, Etienne – Laurienté, Lemoine, Abergel, Wissa – Grbic.
The key points for the match Rennes vs Lorient
This meeting will be played behind closed doors.
Rennes walked to Moustoir during the first leg (0-3).
Lorient has scored in their last 5 league games.
Rennes vs Lorient Free Betting Tips
Despite his great victory against PSG, Lorient could have difficulty in winning in Rennes which finds Guirassy. However, the Hakes could still find the loophole in this match. Rennes victory!
Betting Tips: Lorient scores over 0.5 goals
Odds: 1.57
