Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Metz
Match Time & Date:
20/03/2021
08:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Rennes
Metz and Rennes take on each other at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien in the Ligue 1 round 30. Les Grenats have been playing above expectations in the 2020/21 season, with the team sitting in 7th place in the standings. Metz aim to keep their Europa League hopes alive, but beating Rennes is easier said than done. The good news for the hosts is that both Fabien Centonze and Boubakar Kouyate return from suspensions.
Les Rouges et Noirs, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Strasbourg, and they managed to get one. Rennes aim to move closer to the Europa League berth, and seeing that they are likely to go for a win in Saturday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Both Jonas Martin and Clement Grenier are sidelined through injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Opa Nguette):
After spending his youth career at Mantes and Valenciennes, Opa Nguette made his senior debut for Mantes in 2011. In 2012 he returned to his boyhood club Valenciennes and it has to be noted that the attacker scored 8 goals in 60 appearances for the club from 2012 to 2016.
Opa Nguette is currently playing for Metz in Ligue 1 and his contract with the club expires on June 30, 2019. The pacey footballer who is capable of playing as both left and right winger has three caps for France U20 team, but he made his senior debut with Senegal. Opa Nguette played 65 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Nigeria on his debut for the Senegal national team.
The Caen attacker, who was born in Mantes-la-Jolie on July 8, 1994, scored four goals for Metz in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. He made three assists for his teammates as well during the season and you should bear in mind that he played 33 games in the league for les Grenats.
Highlighted Team (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.
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