Rennes take on the visitors Nice in the round 17 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Monday, January 2nd at Roazhon Park (Rennes).
Rennes are far from the most glorious project from France. But, on the other hand, there is a downside: we can say that the “golden” period continues for them. More precisely, “bronze” one – this is exactly the medal received in 2020, having achieved the highest result of all time. A year earlier there was another cup, though not for the first time. In the last draw, Bruno Genesio's wards almost repeated their best result: they finished in 4th place. And yes, they are doing pretty well now. This is despite the fact that they simultaneously compete in the Europa League, where they managed to get out of the group. In the championship, Rennes won 9 out of 15 matches in the autumn period, leaving for a long pause in the top three. And suddenly, resuming the season with Reims, they quickly conceded a couple of goals, eventually losing 1-3.
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Nice were strong in the middle of the last century. Now they also have huge ambitions, which cannot be adequately confirmed. There were a lot of expectations from last season, before which Christophe Galtier, the freshly minted Ligue 1 winner at the head of Lille, was lured to the post of head coach. But he limited himself to only 5th position. As a result, Christophe was released without regrets to PSG, deciding to return Lucien Favre. The Swiss, with more modest opportunities, recently took 3rd place with Nice. But now, with him, the team gave out an extremely modest start, in comparison with ambitions: 5 wins and losses, as well as draws, in 15 fights until November. Against this background, 0-0 away with Lens in the last round can be considered at least a good result. Moreover, the “blood-gold” are good and in fact they are on the 2nd position in the current standings.
Rennes have only won once in their last 15 head-to-head matches. It was in 2020, after which Nice took 7 points out of 9 possible in 3 head-to-head duels. Rennes clearly failed with Reims and will try to rehabilitate in front of their own fans for the New Year's misfire. Moreover, now there will be a home meeting against an inconsistent team. Let's believe that the Red-Blacks will be able to win in this game.
Prediction for the match: Rennes to win.
