Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Rennes
Match Time & Date:
16/09/2023
17:00
Prediction: 1-1
Lille
Sparkles will be flying when Rennes and Lille take on each other at Roazhon Park in the Ligue 1 round 5. Rennes have drawn each of their last three league matches and, no doubt, they are eager to return to winning ways in the French top flight. Fit-again midfielder Baptiste Santamaria is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while forward Martin Terrier has yet to overcome an ACL injury.
Les Dogues, meanwhile, defeated Montpellier thanks to Yusuf Yazici’s early goal before the international break, but beating Rennes on the road is easier said than accomplished. As the two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment, we are tempted to put our money on draw. Midfielder Adam Ounas continues to miss out with a thigh problem, but he should be the only absentee in the visiting team. It has to be noted that the two sides shared the spoils in two of their last three meetings in the French elite division.
Highlighted Player (Flavien Tait):
Born in Longjumeau, France on February 2, 1993, Flavien Tait is a French footballer who plays for Angers as a midfielder. Tait began his youth career at Rodez and in 2010 he moved to Chateauroux. After spending first years of his senior career at Chateauroux, the 175-cm tall footballer joined Angers in 2016 and he has been playing for les Scoistes ever since.
Flavien Tait impressed in the 2017/2018 Ligue 1 campaign and it has to be noted that he scored 4 goals in 34 appearances for Angers in the process. His main position is winger, but he is often used as an attacking midfielder. Flavien Tait’s preferred foot is right and he wears No. 20 jersey at Angers.
His contract with les Scoistes should expire on June 30, 2020. It has to be noted that his market value was €4.5 million on June 4, 2018.Flavien Tait has yet to make his France debut.
Highlighted Team (Lille):
Lille have been playing an important role in French football ever since they were founded in 1944. Les Dogues won their first domestic trophy in the 1945/1946 season.
Lille did well to win their second Ligue 1 title in 1954 and 57 years later they lifted their last domestic title. Les Douges finished the 2010/2011 season in top position in the standings, eight points clear of second-placed Olympique Marseille and it has to be noted that Lille attacker Moussa Sow won the Golden Boot (25 goals).
Lille are one of the two teams that managed to win three consecutive Coupe de France trophies (1946, 1947, 1948), but they have yet to clinch the Coupe de la Ligue title. Les Dogues faced PSG in the 2015/2016 Coupe de la Ligue trophy, but les Parisiens proved to be a big catch for Frederic Antonetti’s team in the title game.
Lille play their home matches at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the capacity of the stadium is 50.186. The venue was opened in August, 2017 and the construction cost €282 million.
