In this week 13 match on the 30th of October, Rennes hosts Montpellier in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed Rennes is fresh off their 2-1 win against Angers SCO. Amine Gouiri struck first for Rennes in the 43rd minute, then in the 53rd minute, Adrien Hunou sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Salama Salama. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while montpellier is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Olympique Lyonnais. Houssem Aouar struck first for Olympique Lyonnais in the 33rd minute on a feed from Alexandre Lacazette, then Sepe Elye Wahi got the equalizer for Montpellier in the 70th minute on a feed from Jordan Ferri. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Rennes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sepe Elye Wahi has been the most prolific scorer on Montpellier in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Martin Terrier has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Rennes
Rennes will be without Hamari Traore, Jeremy Doku, Baptiste Santamaria and Warmed Omari, while Theo Sainte Luce and Dimitry Bertaud are unavailable to play for Montpellier.