Stade Rennais vs FC Lorient Preview 07/08/2022

Stade Rennais vs FC Lorient – 07/08/2022

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The opening weekend of the brand new French Ligue 1 season continues on Sunday afternoon with Rennes taking over Lorient at Roazhon Park because the hosts search to emulate final season’s profitable 4th place end within the home prime flight.

That 4th place end noticed Rennes obtain a spot on this season’s Europa League however having completed simply 5 factors behind the runners-up, Marseille, and the accompanying spot within the Champions League, Rennes shall be setting their sights on a qualification  berth in that competitors or higher, this time round.

Rennes maybe couldn’t have wished for a extra beneficial begin to this new season as they welcome final season’s strugglers, Lorient, who ended final time period sitting fifth from backside within the Ligue 1 standings and suffered a 5-0 thrashing by the hands of Rennes in direction of the tip of the final marketing campaign.

New signings, defender Theate and goalkeeper, Mandanda, are anticipated to additional shore up a Rennes defensive unit which possessed the second greatest defensive report at dwelling final season, delivery simply 13 objectives whereas as a group, Rennes received eight of their final 9 dwelling video games.

Defender Omari is dominated out with a hernia whereas midfielder Gboho is rated as uncertain.

Onto Lorient and the guests are anticipated to be gearing themselves up for an additional robust battle within the decrease half of Ligue 1 this season following final season’s relegation battle which they got here out on prime in opposition to, ending fifth from backside and 4 factors away from the relegation play-off spot.

Nonetheless, a gap day of the season journey to Rennes in all probability wasn’t on the prime of their want listing previous to the season’s fixtures being launched, particularly after being thrashed 5-0 by their upcoming hosts on the finish of April final season.

Lorient completed the final marketing campaign by failing to win any of their final 5 league video games although, struggling losses to Rennes, Reims and Marseille, though they did decide up factors in attracts with Bordeaux and Troyes.

It was the guests’ poor type on the street although which actually did the harm as Lorient managed to choose up simply two wins on their travels all through the entire season while slipping to 11 defeats and this doesn’t bode properly for Sunday’s journey.

Lorient supervisor, Regis Le Bris has no damage worries however his facet have misplaced 5 of the earlier six conferences in opposition to Rennes and might be fearing the worst forward of this encounter.