Wednesday evening brings us further action from the French top flight and features this upcoming clash between 5th placed Strasbourg and their 3rd placed visitors, Rennes, when the two teams meet at the Stade de la Meinau with a precious three points at stake for both teams.
Strasbourg bring a solid if uninspiring 10-game unbeaten run into this upcoming Ligue 1 clash which consists of four wins and six draws and this sequence of results have helped the hosts remain in contention for a possible top five finish although they do have Monaco breathing down their necks in 6th place.
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Victories against Nantes, Angers, Monaco and Lens at least give Strasbourg plenty of reasons to be upbeat about their chances on Wednesday evening though, as does the fact that the hosts have lost just once in their last 14 league matches overall.
Results on home soil at their Stade de la Meinau have certainly been promising though as the hosts have lost just one of their previous 11 home games whilst picking up seven wins in the process as well.
Rennes had seemingly looked to be on course for a potential runners-up spot behind the runaway Ligue 1 leaders, PSG, prior to last week’s 3-2 loss at home to Monaco which not only resulted in Rennes being three points behind 2nd placed Marseille but also ended an impressive run of six wins in their preceding seven matches overall.
Although Rennes tasted defeat last time out though, the visitors still need to be respected in this upcoming duel away at Strasbourg as they’ve won three out of their last four matches on the road, collecting victories at Montpellier, Lyon and Reims respectively.
However, the bigger picture shows that Rennes have won just three of their last eight outings on their travels in the French top flight and this upcoming encounter at the Stade de la Meinau may well be a much tougher assignment for the visitors on Wednesday night.
In addition, Rennes have also failed to keep a single clean sheet in these last eight away games and this statistic could prove to be pivotal in the outcome of this clash, as both teams look to find an edge in order to register a valuable three-point haul here.
To sum up, both Strasbourg and Rennes have impressed lately and both could cancel each other out in this meeting.