On the 27th of August, Lens plays host to Rennes in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Lens, recorded a 4-1 win against Monaco. Loïs Openda struck first for Lens in the 7th minute, then Deiver Machado added another in the 38th minute. Lens is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Rennes is fresh off their 2-1 win against Ajaccio. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 18th minute on a feed from Truffert, then El Idrissy got the equalizer for Ajaccio in the 57th minute on a feed from Thomas Mangani. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Lens won the head to head battle with 1 win.
For Rennes, their top scorers are Sehrou Guirassy and Arthur Theate, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Lens’s top weapon lately has been Florian Sotoca, who has three goals in the last 5 matches
Gaël Kakuta and Wuilker Faríñez are unavailable to play for Franck Haise’s team, while Birger Meling, Lorenz Assignon and Omari are unavailable to play for Rennes.