Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
11/08/2018
02:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Stade Rennes
Lille play host to Rennes at their Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the opening match of the season. Lille were producing fine performances in pre-season, but they head into Saturday’s football game following a 2-1 loss to Leicester City. Les Dogues were more than fortunate not to suffer a relegation in the Ligue 2 in the last season finale and, no doubt, they are determined to kick-off the new Ligue 1 campaign in style. Rennes, on the other hand, did well to hold star-studded Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw in their last warm-up game, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Saturday’s football game. Lille and Rennes seem to be evenly matched ahead of the opening match of the season and we predict that they are going to play out a draw at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this weekend.
Lille vs Stade Rennes H2H Last Matches
17/01/18
Lille
Stade Rennais FC
21/10/17
Stade Rennais FC
Lille
15/04/17
Stade Rennais FC
Lille
21/12/16
Lille
Stade Rennais FC
07/02/16
Lille
Stade Rennais FC
18/09/15
Stade Rennais FC
Lille
Total Score
Lille
Stade Rennes
Lille vs Stade Rennes H2H Last Matches
17/01/18
LIL
STA
21/10/17
STA
LIL
15/04/17
STA
LIL
21/12/16
LIL
STA
07/02/16
LIL
STA
18/09/15
STA
LIL
Total Score
LIL
STA
Highlighted Player (Yassine Benzia):
Born in Saint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf, Yassine Benzia is an Algerian footballer who plays for Lille in Ligue 1. Benzia played for the likes of Saint-Aubin, Oissel, Caudebecais, Quevilly and Lyon during his youth career and he made his senior debut with les Gones on May 20, 2012 in a league game against Nice.
After scoring four goals in 38 appearances in the French top flight for Lyon Yassine Benzia joined fellow Ligue 1 club Lille in 2015. Despite being born in France, Yassine Benzia decided to represent Algeria at senior level, but it has to be noted that he has nine caps for France U21 team (six goals). The prolific attacker played his first game for Algeria national football team on March 26, 2016 against Ethiopia.
The right-footed footballer scored his first goal for Algeria in a 2-0 win over Seychelles in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. You should bear in mind that his contract with les Dogues expires on June 30, 2021.
Highlighted Team (Stade Rennes):
Stade Rennais Football Club or simply Rennes is a French football club which was founded on March 10, 1901. The club is one of the founding members of the French Ligue 1 and they are nicknamed Les Rouges et Noirs. Roazhon Park is the club’s home ground and the venue can hold 29.778 people. Rennes have yet to win the Ligue 1 trophy, but they won Coupe de France title on two occasions (1964/1965, 1970/1971). Speaking of Coupe de la Ligue, les Rouges et Noirs made it to the final of the competition in the 2012/2013 season, but they were beaten by Saint Etienne (1-0) in the title game at Stade de France.
A number of top-class footballers played for Stade Rennais Football Club in the past and the likes of Sylvain Wiltord, Yoann Gourcuff, Yann M’Vila, Moussa Sow and Jimmy Briand are considered the club’s most notable players. Rennes footballers wear black and red jerseys when playing at home, while they wear white when playing on the travels.
