Lille vs Rennes Prediction & Betting Tips (24 November)

Lille has been 4th in the rankings for several weeks. The northern club retained its position at the foot of the podium despite its draws against Lyon 1-1 and Nice 2-2 just before the international break. He thought he would win for the Aiglons but saw them equalize after added time. At the same time, LOSC is 14th in the Champions League standings out of 36 teams and was the tormentor of Madrid clubs Real 1-0 and Atlético 1-3 before taking a point against another giant of European football , Juventus 1-1 . Bruno Genesio's team will try to do it again on Wednesday in Bologna. The final straight at Stade Rennais before the end of year break will be scrutinized by all observers of French football.

The Rouge et Noir, deprived of Europe this season and who intend to reconnect with the joys of competing in a continental competition, are not in their place in Ligue 1. The club's leaders thus ousted coach Julien Stéphan and entrusted the position to Jorge Sampaoli who will lead his first match on the Breton bench this Sunday. SRFC is 13th in the championship with only one point ahead of the virtual play-off. He was crushed before the international break at Auxerre 4-0 , a humiliation which was the last straw for Julien Stéphan, and was surprised at home by Toulouse 0-2 under the orders of interim coach Sébastien Tambouret. 

LOSC has not been spared from injuries since the start of the season. The truce, however, allowed some to return to training. This is the case of winger Haraldsson, experienced full-back Meunier, young defender Touré and offensive players Sahraoui (no goals in 18 matches in all competitions) and Bayo (2 goals in Ligue 1). Everyone is uncertain for this meeting. The potential holder Mukau in the midfield is suspended when the midfielders André Gomes, Bentaleb and Ethan Mbappé, the starting full-back Tiago Santos and the defender Umtiti should still withdraw. David did not score before the break in Nice but the Canadian international, scorer with his selection during the break, became the top scorer in the history of his country. The striker has 7 goals in Ligue 1.

 The truce came at the best time for Rennes. His new coach Jorge Sampaoli had two weeks to discover his group and put his first instructions in place. The Argentine technician is hoping for a victory and will not be able to count on replacement goalkeeper Alemdar, who is injured. More problematic, the starting left back Truffert must serve a suspension match this Sunday and the senior defender Seidu was injured during the truce with Ghana. The Rouge et Noir squad is in search of benchmarks and in search of automatisms. In the offensive sector, players such as Blas, Kalimuendo (3 goals each) and Gouiri (1 goal) are also impacted by the sporting slump and are not contributing as much as hoped.