Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Rennes play host to Maccabi Haifa at their Roazhon Park in the opening match of their Europa League campaign. Les Rouges et Noirs have drawn each of their last four Ligue 1 matches, but the bookies see them as hot favourites to beat the Israeli outfit in front of home fans. Morocco forward Ibrahim Salah is pushing for a start after scoring a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Lille at the weekend, while both Martin Terrier and Arnaud Kalimuendo are out of contention with injuries.
Maccabi Haifa, on the other hand, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Rennes’ party at Roazhon Park. The Greens experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-2 loss to Maccabi Petah Tikva at the weekend, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
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.