Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
After beating Nice in the Coupe de France final, Nantes will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Rennes in a postponed Ligue 1 game. Les Canaris are eyeing a top-ten finish, but they will have a mountain to climb in Wednesday’s clash. Since Antoine Kombouare’s troops were in action at the weekend, tired legs could prove to be a big problem for the home side.
Charles Traore remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team. Les Rouges et Noirs, on the other hand, are fighting hard to book their spot in the Champions League. Rennes want this win more than Nantes, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the away side. All Alfred Gomis, Loic Bade, Kamal-Deen Sulemana, and Jeremy Gelin should miss out with injuries for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Kalifa Coulibaly):
Kalifa Coulibaly is a Malian international who began his senior career at Paris Saint-Germain B. After spending four years at Parc des Princes, he moved to Charleroi in 2014 and the Malian striker scored seven goals in 31 league appearances for the Belgian outfit.
At the end of the season he left the club, signing a contract with Gent and he has been playing for De Buffalo’s ever since. Kalifa Coulibaly made his Gent debut on 9 August, 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Anderlecht. He scored four goals in 24 league games for the club in the 2015/2016 season, picking up just one yellow card in the process.
Coulibaly made his Mali debut on 15 October, 2013 in a 3-1 win over South Korea. He started the match from the bench, substituting Ousmane Coulibaly in the second half of the game. His contract with Gent expires on 30 June, 2019. Coulibaly’s main position is centre forward.
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.