On Thursday evening, Reims hosts Rennes at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II as the visitors look to consolidate their position in Ligue 1’s top three.
The home team is in 11th place in the Ligue 1 table, four points clear of the relegation zone.
⏳ Retour de la @Ligue1UberEats à Delaune dans une semaine pile ! ⏳#CelebrationWeek #SDRSRFC pic.twitter.com/HDdRYLvT9Q— Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) December 22, 2022
⏳ Retour de la @Ligue1UberEats à Delaune dans une semaine pile ! ⏳#CelebrationWeek #SDRSRFC pic.twitter.com/HDdRYLvT9Q
However, William Still’s team go into this game on the back of a seven-game unbeaten run in the French top flight. However, unfortunately for Reims, five of those seven undefeated matches have been drawn.
Reims’ recent matches in Ligue 1 have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last six games. The fact that Reims have kept four clean sheets in the run has been a big factor.
Les Rouges et Blancs have lost just one of their previous six home games in Ligue 1 while recording back-to-back home wins over Auxerre and Nantes.
SRFC are enjoying a purple patch currently, as the visitors are in third place in the table, occupying the Champions League qualifying position in the table. However, they are only a point clear of fourth-place Marseille in the fight for a top-three spot.
Rennes are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in Ligue 1, having won six of their previous seven games in the French top-flight.
Bruno Genesio’s team have been lethal in front of goal of late, scoring at least two goals in all six of those recent league victories.
The visitors are unbeaten in their previous five away games in Ligue 1, although they have also won just two of their last ten matches in the French top flight. Incredibly, both teams have scored in Rennes' last 14 away matches in the league.
Forebet predicts that Rennes will record a victory in a high-scoring affair to consolidate their position in Ligue 1’s top three.