Reims vs Rennes Prediction & Betting Tips (1 September)

Not really concerned by the fight for maintenance and a tone below the teams capable of playing in Europe, the Stade de Reims risks once again competing on a soft stomach this season as it had already done last year by taking 9th place in the ranking. With Luka Elsner on the bench since the departure of Will Still at the end of last season, the Champagne club is however struggling to launch its season. He was in fact beaten from the start by an attractive Lille team during the first day 0-2. But last Sunday, the residents of Auguste-Delaune went for a very good point on the Marseille field 2-2 to bring back a rather interesting draw. For its part, Stade Rennais has undoubtedly turned a page in its recent history this summer by letting many of its executives leave.

It must be said that the last exercise fell short of expectations for the Bretons who failed to qualify for a European competition for the first time in 7 years. After a rather promising end to the preparation, the Rouge et Noir started off very strongly by crushing a disappointing Lyon team at the start of the season 3-0. Unfortunately for them, Julien Stéphan's men were unable to follow up last weekend against Strasbourg 3-1.

💬 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘂 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗲́𝗻𝗲́𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘂 𝗦𝗗𝗥 : « Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir Aurelio Buta, notre nouveau latéral droit. C’est un joueur tonique et rapide, capable de multiplier les courses dans son couloir et d'animer offensivement. »

— Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) August 29, 2024

This summer, Reims could only see the departure of its emblematic captain Yunis Abdelhamid who joined Saint-Etienne. In addition, full-back Diakité (Cercle Bruges) and midfielder Stambouli (free) have also left the Champagne city. On the other hand, the young midfielder Adeline (returned from loan to Annecy) and the striker Salama (returned from loan to Caen) returned to the squad while the central defender Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) and the young Moscardo (loaned by PSG) constitute the only two reinforcements in this transfer window. The Reims coach should undoubtedly rely mainly on the Maltese international Teuma (6 goals, 3 assists), the very good Munetsi (4 goals, 3 assists), the Japanese Nakamura (4 goals) and Ito (3 goals, 7 passes), and on the scorer Diakité (5 goals). Already suspended last week, Amadou Koné will have to serve a second match after a very dangerous aerial clash with Angel Gomes. In addition, the Danish striker Daramy and the young defender Abdoul Koné are on the flank along with the Maltese midfielder Teuma.

As indicated above, the Rennais have done a lot of cleaning up the squad. Thus, the young midfielder Le Fée (Roma), the defender Belocian (Bayer Leverkusen), the very good Terrier (7 goals, 3 assists), Swiss international Rieder (Stuttgart, loan), executive defender Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt, loan), brothers Guéla Guéla (Strasbourg) and Désiré Doué (PSG), the young Turkish international Yildirim (Getafe) and the emblematic Bourigeaud (Qatar) have all set sail. To try to overcome all this, the Breton leaders looked at the profiles of the defender Jaouab (Amiens), from Finnish midfielder Kamara (Leeds), from Dane Gronbaek (Bodo/Glimt), central defenders Faye (Barcelona) and Ostigard (Naples), midfield Welsh international James Jordan (Birmingham), of the interesting piston Hans Hateboer (Atalanta), young striker Henrik Meister (Sarsborg 08) and Colombian U23 international striker Andres Gomez (13 goals and 7 assists with Salt Lake City last season in MLS). Algerian striker Amine Gouiri (7 goals, 3 assists last year) is still very present as is the sometimes criticized Ludovic Blas who is having a good start to the season and who even scored in Strasbourg last week. The doorman Alemdaar, victim of a cruciate ligament rupture, he is still in the infirmary.