Rennes welcome the visitors Orleans in the French Coupe de France – Quarter-finals. The match will be held on Wednesday, February, 27th, at the Roazhon Park (Rennes).
The hosting Rennes feature a successful season overall. Certainly, there is some recession, as the team’s Ligue 1 performance is affected by their competition in three tournaments; however, Rennes need to play their best, since they progressed to the Europa League 1/8 Finals and now face the Coupe de France quarter-final. That said, the hosts’ Wednesday opponents are weak – though the visiting Orleans suffer no loss in a few outings, they competed with Ligue 2 sides, whereas Rennes outclass the opponents from lower divisions.
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In the last Cup fixture, fortune favored Orleans – Bergerac dominated in the first half-time, made ten shorts on target, whilst Orleans did none; in the second half, the guests on the day made two shorts on target and scored twice. Leading with a scoreline of 2:0, they contrived to miss two goals six minutes before the final whistle. As a result, the teams had to compete in the extra time wherein Orleans could find the net and advance to the next stage. Thus, the travelers progressed to the 1/16 Finals with a great difficulty, now they head to Rennes; their luck is over, and the strongest side will continue their Cup run. Orleans have no chances in the coming clash, the hosts are much more solid.
Rennes’ attack is by all means confident, the homeside are considered favorites, but we shouldn’t expect many goals just because Orleans are playing out. First of all, Rennes need to score one or two goals and not to miss, which is very doable for a team of their caliber. There is no point for the hosts to rush forward, looking to net as much as possible, as they compete on three fronts, and their manager will hardly play with the first squad against the second division side. Even with reserve players, Rennes are expected to win the opponents. The sides met just once, yet in the friendly encounter, Rennes were victors that time, 2:1.
Prediction for the match: Rennes to win home.
