Stade Rennes vs Olympique Marseille Prediction: Don't write Rennes off just yet.

Stade Rennes play against Olympique Marseille in round 26 of the French Ligue 1. The game will take place at Roazhon Park, home stadium to Stade Rennes at 19:05 GMT.

Stade Rennes are ranked 8th on the table with 9 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses and a total of 36 points. And Olympique Marseille are ranked 7th with 10 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats and a total of 39 points. 

Stade Rennes against Olympique Marseille is a very important game to both teams as they hope to progress into the European spots on the table. Rennes have failed to win their last 3 league matches after getting a loss and two draws.

Stade Rennes played their last match against LOSC Lille away from home and they drew the game by a 2-2 scoreline. Ludovic Blas and Arnaud Kalimuendo gave Stade Rennes a 2-goal lead in the opening 20 minutes of the match. But in the dying minutes they conceded 2 goals and the game ended as a draw. Rennes felt disappointed throwing away 3 points but they were second best on the pitch according to the stats. They had only 39% possession, 3 shots on target and 3 corner kicks and they created just 1 big chance.

Rennes manager Julien Stéphan will demand a better performance from the boys in the Marseille game. He might even opt for a better formation.

Olympique Marseille have won their last 3 league games in a row. They also progressed to the Quarter Final of the UEFA Europa League despite losing 3-1 to Villarreal in the round 16 2nd leg a few days ago.

Olympique Marseille played against Nantes last weekend in the Ligue 1 and they won 2-0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace in both halves to secure the win for Marseille. Olympique Marseille also put in a good performance according to the stats. They had 54% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks. They created 4 big chances and missed 2 and they had 2 counter attacks during the game.

Jean-Louis Gasset is pleased with the progress of the team and he will be demanding a similar performance in this game. The fight for top spot on the Ligue 1 table is far from over and they need to keep on winning.

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both teams, Olympique Marseille had 9 wins while Stade Rennes had 7 wins and 4 games ended in a draw.

Olympique Marseille have built a winning momentum in the Ligue 1 and they are in fine form at the moment. But there's some doubt whether they will be able to keep going until the end of the season. Rennes are desperate to get a win and they will make things tough for Olympique Marseille.

According to the h2h, Rennes have not kept a clean sheet in the last 5 games. Their last 8 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals and Marseille scored first in 8 of the last 10 games. 5 of the last 6 games also ended with less than 10.5 corners.

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