Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
OGC Nice
Match Time & Date:
14/09/2018
01:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Stade Rennes
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Olympique Lyon, Nice take on Rennes at their Allianz Riviera on day 5 of the new Ligue 1 campaign. Les Aiglons aim to escape the danger zone and seeing that Mario Balotelli has served his ban, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. Over the years Nice have turned their Allianz Riviera into a real fortress and seeing that Rennes’ away record in the Ligue 1 is anything but good, we are tempted to put our money on Super Mario and Co. Les Rouges et Noirs have already recorded two wins at home in the 2018/2019 season, but they are still eyeing their first away victory. You should bear in mind that les Aiglons are undefeated in previous six meetings with Rennes in the French top flight.
Highlighted Player (Allan Saint-Maximin):
Allan Saint Maximin is a talented winger who was born in Chatenay-Malabry, France on March 12, 1997. Saint-Maximin played for the likes of Verrieres-le-Buisson, US Ris-Orangis, AC Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Etienne during his youth career and he continued playing for les Verts at Senior level.
After making 12 appearances in the league for Saint-Etienne senior team, Saint-Maximin moved to Monaco in 2015. However, the French winger made no more than one appearance for les Rouges et Blancs before joining Hannover and Bastia on loan. In the summer of 2017 he signed a contract with Nice for an undisclosed transfer fee.
Allan Saint-Maximim represented France at youth level, but he has yet to make his senior debut for les Tricolores. His main position is right winger, but he is capable of playing as an attacking midfielder as well. He wears No. 7 jersey at Nice and his contract with les Aiglons should expire on June 30, 2020.
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.
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