In Ligue 1, the French series champion PSG is once again at the top of the table, with the Parisians still have their problems. This circumstance is actually to exploit for the other ambitious clubs in the French league.
This includes Marseille, who surprisingly failed to qualify for Europe in the last season. In the upcoming league game between Marseille and Rennes speaks in the forecast for this duel but also a lot for the away strong guests.
The bottom line Rennes is only in the middle of the table, but has lost away only one game. This defeat was for the team of coach Julien Stephane during the week at Nantes. On the other hand, Marseille will do everything in its power to supplement his current home record with a win.
The fans of Marseille hope in any case that their team can finally win the second home win on Sunday evening. It can also be seen, however, that from the bookmaker’s point of view, l’OM will at least not be the clear favorite in this encounter.
Marseilles:
Olympique Marseille have finished fifth in the last three seasons in Ligue 1. As a result, it was not enough for a hoped for participation in the Champions League. In the last season, this placement did not even lead to participation in the Europa League. For this reason, Marseille this time has to focus exclusively on the tasks in the home.
The new coach Andre Villas-Boas will ensure a sustainable upswing. The Portuguese coach is back on the European football stage after a one-year interlude in China. The start of the season was not optimal from the point of view of the Portuguese but Marseille conceded at home directly a defeat against Reims.
After Marseille but could increase and is currently unbeaten in six games. It was enough for the Phocéens for a total of three wins and three draws.
There, the troupe showed morale and converted an initial 2: 0 deficit still in a 4: 3 away win over. The coach was not pleased, however, that the defense in the Principality has allowed three goals. On the defensive Marseille was then again significantly better, but came twice in a row not a draw out.
Little impressive is the offensive from Marseille, which comes just eight goals. One reason for that is certainly that with Florian Thauvin a very important man for the offensive due to an ankle injury will probably still at least until the second half.
Top scorer at Marseille is Dario Benedetto, who has already scored four goals after moving to Marseille. However, the new signing in the last two games without hits.
Rennes:
Rennes was able to make a big gift to his supporters in the past season. The team fought their way into the final in the Coupe de France. There Stade Rennes caused a big surprise and prevailed against PSG on penalties. Due to this success, Rennes is now in the Europa League.
At the first appearance on European stage made Stade Rennes in a 1-1 draw against Celtic a good impression. However, it still has to be shown how Stade Rennes cope with the additional load during the course of the season. In Ligue 1 Rennes is currently after seven matchdays in a neat ninth place in the table.
Stade Rennes has collected eleven points so far. It is striking that the squad of coach Julien Stephane has much more problems in his own stadium. So it was enough in the domestic Roazhon Park only for a meager four points. Rennes gets along much better, however, in a foreign land. There were already two victories and a draw.
In the away table, Stade Rennes is currently third behind Marseille and Bordeaux.
During the week, however, there was a first away defeat in Nantes and thus a small setback.
However, FC Nantes could have done otherwise if M’Baye Niang had not scored a penalty in the 35th minute of the game with 0: 0. Nantes did better in the final quarter hour, penalties for Stade Rennes’s 1-0 defeat.
Despite this first away loss, the team of coach Stephane will try to make another success on the weekend at home.
