PSG vs Rennes Prediction & Betting Tips (27 September)

Unsurprisingly, PSG is of course the main candidate for its own succession to the title of French champion even if certain teams like Monaco or OM will try to bring it down. Now orphaned by Kylian Mbappé, the Ile-de-France club did not miss its debut in Ligue 1 by posting 4 consecutive victories against Le Havre 1-4, Montpellier 6-0, Lille 1-2 and Brest 3-1 before losing its first points last Saturday on the Reims lawn 1-1. This little hitch, however, had no consequences in the standings since Luis Enrique's men are still in the lead, closely followed by OM and ASM who have the same number of points. The Parisians also got off to a pretty good start in the Champions League, winning painfully against Girona 1-0. They will experience their first real test in the competition next week against Arsenal. Stade Rennais, for its part, is looking gloomy at the start of a season which will not be European, for the first time in 7 years.

The Breton club attempted a small revolution this summer by removing its executives from recent seasons and considerably renewing its workforce. But the mayonnaise is struggling for the moment for Julien Stéphan's men who alternate between the good and the less good. Defeated away from home by Strasbourg 1-3 and Reims 2-1, the Rouge et Noir were able to recover against Montpellier 3-0 before conceding a draw in the final moments of the game last Saturday against RC Lens 1- 1. In the ranking, the Rennais are in the soft underbelly, in 8th position.

The matches follow one another and are similar for PSG which sees its infirmary fill up considerably. There we find the goalkeeper Donnaruma, the defenders Kimpembe and Hernandez, the attacker Asensio and the scorer Gonçalo Ramos who were all joined on the flank by the young Désiré Doué. As a result, Luis Enrique should not have the opportunity to rotate his squad a lot. Consequently, we should find striker Kolo-Muani (2 goals) in the 11th. On the left side, the young Barcola (4 goals) has been sticking his tongue out a little in recent matches while, on the contrary, Ousmane Dembélé (4 goals) has joined him at the top of the squad's scorers rankings by equalizing against Reims. Stade Rennais will travel to the Parc without replacement goalkeeper Alemdar (21 years old) and without the striker recruited in MLS this summer Carlos Gomez.

Absent against RC Lens, striker Jota is not sure he will be on the trip to the capital either. On the other hand, the playmaker of this team, Ludovic Blas (2 goals, 2 assists) will be present, he who is quite at the level at the start of the season. Defender Seidu and midfielders Matusiwa and Santamaria are also gaining strength. Against Lens, striker Kalimuendo was able to score his 2nd goal of the season by converting his penalty.