Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
03/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Rennes
Friday’s football game between Nice and Rennes will open round 16 of the new Ligue 1 campaign. Les Aiglons survived Corte in the Coupe de France and they now on a quest to return to winning ways in the national championship. Yael Nandjou is banned following his sending-off in the French Cup triumph, while fellow defender Jonathan Clauss serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Les Rouges et Noirs defeated Angers 2-0 in their last league match, but seeing that Nice are tough to beat at their Allianz Stadium, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Rennes defender Alidu Seidu remains on the sidelines with injury, while Amine Gouiri faces race against the clock to be fit for Friday’s encounter. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last two meetings in the French top flight.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
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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