Rennes hosts Leicester City in the second leg of the Europa Conference League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 17th at Roazhon Park (Rennes)
Rennes is on the fourth line in the Ligue 1 standings. Bruno Genesio’s team has 49 points after 28 rounds and plays very productively. The Red and Blacks scored 57 goals and conceded 27 times. They gained five victories in the last seven matches, and they certainly don’t intend to slow down. Last weekend, Rennes beat Lyon with a score of 2-4. Before that, Genesio’s men defeated Troyes (4-1) and Montpellier (2-4). French forwards Gaetan Laborde and Martin Terrier are the leaders of the attack (14 goals each). Let’s recall that Rennes took first place in the Conference League group, overtaking Vitesse, Tottenham, and Mura. Defenders Loic Bade and Jeremy Gelin, as well as midfielders Kamaldeen Sulemana and Lesley Ugochukwu, won’t help the Red and Black in the upcoming game.
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Leicester City is ranked only 12th in the Premier League standings, lagging 15 points behind the European competition zone. The Foxes scored 40 goals and conceded 45 times in 26 matches. Such unreliable defensive play and poor results are associated with injuries to central defenders Wesley Fofana and Johnny Evans, as well as wing-backs Ricardo Pereira and Timothy Castagne. But attacking actions are much better. Midfielders Tielemans and Maddison have 13 goals scored for two. Jamie Vardy was injured again, but Leicester has someone to score even without the English striker. The Foxes lost 2-0 to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium last weekend, although they had several opportunities to upset Ramsdale. Now Leicester is in good shape: five wins in the last seven matches. Let’s recall that the Blues took third place in the Europa League group, lagging behind Napoli and Spartak Moscow, and went to the 1/16 finals of the Conference League. There they eliminated Danish Randers without any problems (4-1 and 1-3).
Rennes lost at King Power Stadium with a score of 2-0, and now the Red and Blacks will be forced to win back. We think that they will attack from the first minutes, and the defense of the Foxes will eventually falter, given the personnel losses. However, Rogers’ men themselves are capable of upsetting the local public with a goal. We recommend betting on an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
