Olympique Lyon vs Stade Rennes Prediction: A difficult game to decide

Ligue 1 round 19 commences with an exciting game between Olympique Lyon and Stade Rennes at the Groupama stadium. Olympique Lyon now sit in 16th place on the league table and they are only 2 points away from the relegation zone, so winning every game at this point in the season is crucial for their survival. After the 3-1 defeat to Le Havre in the last round, Lyon will be anxious to get back to winning ways in this game.

Stade Rennes have earned 2 wins in their last 2 matches and they are unbeaten in their last 3. They come into this game with confidence as they hope to push further up the table. At the moment, they are 10th on the table and they have an opportunity to close the 2 points gap between them and Strasbourg in 9th place, but only if they win this game.

Lyon’s struggle this season is no longer news and the team might be fighting for their lives for sometime this season. They climbed off the relegation zone a few weeks ago and they are currently in 16th place, only 2 points adrift in the relegation zone. After securing 3 wins last month, they fell to a defeat in their last game against Le Havre. In their last 5 league matches, they earned 3 wins and 2 defeats.

In the game against Le Havre, Gautier Lloris, Emmanuel Sabbi and Christopher Operi all scored for Le Havre, while Alexandre Lacazette managed to pull one goal back for Lyon in the 54th minute. And at the end of the game, Lyon managed 58% possession, 9 shots (2 shots on target) and 7 corner kicks. Lyon would be without Jake O’Brien and Duje Caleta-Car for the game against Stade Rennes, as both players picked up red cards in the previous game against Le Havre.

Stade Rennes seemed to have turned a corner after winning their last 2 league games in a row. In their last 5 league games, they recorded 2 defeats, 1 draw and 2 wins. Stade Rennes are ranked 10th on the league table, having 22 points from 19 matches played so far.

Stade Rennes defeated OGC Nice at home in the last round. Benjamin Bourigeaud and Arnaud Kalimuendo scored both goals in the 31st and 54th minutes to seal the win for Rennes. And they had a record of 43% possession, 15 shots (5 shots on target) and 6 corner kicks in the game.

This is a game Rennes hopes to win after losing to Lyon in their last 2 meetings last year. However, Rennes did the double over Lyon back in 2022, when they won both legs 4:2 and 3:2.

Olympique Lyon and Stade Rennes have played 20 matches against each other. Olympique Lyon won 8 matches, while Rennes won 9 and they played a draw in 3 matches.

Lyon are feeling gutted after the defeat to Le Havre in the last game and they need a response in this match. With Jake O’Brien and Duje Caleta-Car both out of this game, Lyon will be forced to turn to Dejan Lovren and new signing Adryelson for the partnership at the heart of the defense. The signs are not looking good for Lyon and this game against Stade Rennes might prove too difficult for them to handle.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.72 Odds
• First Half Draw at 2.15 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.990 Odds