Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 18th where Olympique Marseille will host Rennes in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Olympique Marseille is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt. Jesper Lindstrom struck first for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 43rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Olympique Marseille couldn’t muster any offence and Eintracht Frankfurt ran away with the shutout win. Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Rennes, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Auxerre. K. Sulemana struck first for Rennes in the 3rd minute, then Amine Gouiri added another in the 60th minute In the end, Auxerre couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win. Rennes is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Martin Terrier has been the most prolific scorer on Rennes in his last five matches with 2 goals. Olympique Marseille’s most prolific scorer has been Alexis Sánchez. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Igor Tudor’s squad will be without Samuel Gigot, Dimitri Payet and Valentin Rongier, while Bruno Génésio’s Rennes squad will be without Omari.