In this week 5 match, on Wed Aug 31st, Rennes will play host to Brest in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Rennes, recorded a 1-2 loss against Lens. Seko Fofana struck first for Lens in the 66th minute on a feed from Jonathan Gradit, then Loïs Openda added another in the 70th minute. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Brest, recorded a 3-1 win against Angers SCO. Jérémy Le Douaron struck first for Brest in the 10th minute on a feed from Youcef Belaïli, then Jérémy Le Douaron added another in the 38th minute. Brest is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Rennes won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Jérémy Le Douaron has been the most prolific scorer on Brest in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. For Rennes, their top scorers are Arthur Theate and Gaëtan Laborde, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
Rennes will be without Lovro Majer, Birger Meling, Arnaud Muinga, Lorenz Assignon and Warmed Omari, while Brest will be without Romain Del Castillo, Steve Mounié and Noah Fadiga.