Olympique Lyonnais Form
Olympique Lyonnais have taken three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five Ligue 1 rounds. The team defeated Auxerre (3:2), Paris Saint-Germain (2:1) and Lorient (2:0), could not break down Angers (0:0) and lost to Monaco (1:2). The overall balance over this spell is 8:5 on goals. In the match against Auxerre Dominik Greif did not make a single save, even though the hosts won 3:2. Roman Yaremchuk scored twice in that game, while Corentin Tolisso added a goal and an assist after coming off the bench.
Key numbers:
- Over 2.5 goals has landed in eight of the last nine league head-to-head meetings;
- Olympique Lyonnais have scored in 23 home Ligue 1 matches in a row;
- in the last five Ligue 1 meetings between these sides on this ground Olympique Lyonnais have beaten Stade Rennais on corners.
Potential lineup (4-2-3-1): Dominik Greif — Abner, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Ainsley Maitland-Niles — Corentin Tolisso, Tyler Morton — Afonso Bastardo Moreira, Khalis Merah, Endrick Felipe Moreira de Souza — Pavel Sulc.
Absentees: Orel Mangala (injury), Malick Fofana, Remy Imbe, Ernest Nuamah (all doubtful).
Stade Rennais Form
Stade Rennais are on a four-match winning streak in the league. Over the last five rounds the team have beaten Nantes (2:1), Strasbourg (3:0), Angers (2:1) and Brest (4:3), having previously drawn with Metz (0:0). The goal difference over this period is 11:5. The visitors have an average away total of 3.47 goals. Esteban Lepau leads the Ligue 1 scoring charts with 18 goals.
Key numbers:
- Stade Rennais have scored against Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 away matches in seven of the last eight meetings;
- in five of the last six head-to-head games on this ground there have been more than 3.5 yellow cards shown;
- Over 2.5 goals has landed in 21 of 30 league matches.
Potential lineup (4-4-2): Brice Samba — Quentin Merlin, Lilian Brassier, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Alidu Seidu — Musa Al-Tamari, Mahdi Camara, Valentin Rongier, Ludovic Blas — Breel Embolo, Esteban Lepau.
Absentees: Jeremie Jacquet (injury), Przemyslaw Frankowski and Arnaud Nordin (both doubtful).
