Rennes and Chelsea meet at Roazhon Park, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Rennes:
After 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 1 point won. In the last match, they lost (3‑0) away against Chelsea, after in the previous match, having lost (1‑0) away against Sevilla. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 18 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 10 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 11 suffered. In their last match, for Ligue 1, they lost to Bordeaux at home by (0‑1). In their last 10 home games, Rennes has recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 games.
Rennes come unmotivated to this day of the Champions League after a 0-1 defeat in Bordeaux. The local club usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a more defensive style of play, attacking through the central corridor, having as a main weapon the fast exits for the attack. It should be noted that in this drawing the three players in charge of launching panic in the rival defense are Flavien Talt, Guirassy and Del Castillo. The style of play of the team led by Julien Stéphan is quite aggressive, especially when trying to recover the ball. For this match, the local coach should not count on Dalbert and Daniele Rugani, the former due to suspension and the latter due to injury.
Chelsea:
After 2 wins and 1 draw, the visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they won (3‑0) at home against Rennes, after in the previous match, having won (0‑4) away with Krasnodar. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 30 goals scored and 26 suffered; against 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 36 goals scored and 11 suffered. In their last match, for the Premier League, they beat Newcastle United away by (0‑2). In their last 10 away matches, Chelsea has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The defense has been strong and has only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored regularly as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 23 of their last 26 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 18 of the last 26 there were Over 2.5 goals. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 14 of their 39 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘).
Chelsea are motivated for this round after a 2-0 away win in Newcastle: Fernández (own goal) and Abraham scored the “goals” for the victory. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring fast transitions, mainly on the wings, with the three most advanced men being Timo Werner, Tammy Abraham and Hakim Ziyech. One of the strengths of the London club is the excellent way in which they manage to maintain possession of the ball. Coach Frank Lampard shouldn’t be able to count on Charly Musonda Jr. because he’s still committed to the medical department.
