Marseille and Rennes will face each other at the Stade Velodrome in the French Cup 1/16 final. The visitors defeated the formidable PSG in their last match, can they do the same against Marseille? The first kick of the match will take place on January 20 at 20:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Olympique de Marseille to win – 1.91.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Goals Over 2.5 – 1.93.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – Total Corners Over 9.5 – 1.90.
We don’t see much intrigue in this match – Marseille’s level is much higher than Rennes’. So the visitors, who have not been winning that often recently, have no reason to expect success here. The Marseille side’s winning streak will last, we believe.
We don’t think Marseille can win easily. Rennes managed to beat PSG, the strongest club in France, in the last round. Therefore, their encounter with Marseille will be a high-scoring game, we are confident.
This season, the Marseille players are serving around 5.25 corner kicks per 90 minutes, while the visiting players are serving around 4.85 corner kicks per 90 minutes. In the last encounter between these teams, 18 corner kicks were recorded.
The Olympians have a convincing winning streak of seven games. Not surprisingly, the club is third in the Ligue 1 table, having won six consecutive meetings there.
Previously, Marseille managed to beat Montpellier (2-1), Troyes (2-0) and Lorient (3-1). The home side’s winning streak also includes games against Lyon (1-0) and Monaco (3-2).
In the French Cup, Marseille started off with a victory over Hyeres (2-0).
Nuno Tavares and Eric Bailly did not play in the last match due to disqualification. Pedro Ruiz and Amine Harit are injured.
Rennes has also had relatively good results. They have won three of their last four games. Only the loss to Clermont (1-2) in Ligue 1 spoils the overall impression.
Furthermore, the Red-Blacks beat Nice (2-1) and even PSG (1-0). Hamari Traore netted his first goal of the season to lift the visitors to victory.
In the Cup, Rennes got off to a flying start against Bordeaux. The club was victorious on the road with a victory (2-1).
Rennes have Martin Terrier and Xeka out injured. Benjamin Bourigeaud and Warmed Omari missed the last match due to red cards.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Olympique de Marseille: Lopez – Balerdi, Gigot, Gueye – Kabore, Guendouzi, Veretout, Kolasinac – Payet, Sanchez – Dieng.
Stade Rennais: Mandanda – Meling, Theate, Wooh, Traore – Tait, Ugochukwu, Bourigeaud, Majer – Doku, Gouiri.
FAQ for Olympique de Marseille vs Stade Rennais
The fixture will be played at Stade Vélodrome (67.394) in Marseille, France.
This starting whistle will sound on the 20th of January, 2023, at 20:00 UK Time.
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