Rennes Form
In the previous round, the team hosted Lille at home and lost to a direct rival 1:2. As a result, their four-match winning run in the league came to an end. At the same time, for the first time in five Ligue 1 matches, the club conceded more than one goal. Rennes also lost fifth place in the standings and dropped to seventh. However, the club are level on points with the higher-placed Monaco and trail only on goal difference. In addition, the team’s matches rank among the highest-scoring in the league – with an average of 3.1 goals.
- The club’s uncompromising run in Ligue 1 stands at eight matches (four wins and four defeats).
- At least three goals have been scored in six of Rennes’ last seven league games.
- The team have avoided defeat in six of their last eight home matches in Ligue 1 (five wins and one draw).
Potential Rennes Lineup (4-3-3)*
Brice Samba – Mahamadou Nagida, Anthony Rouault, Lilian Brassier, Quentin Merlin –
Valentin Rongier, Mahdi Camara, Ludovic Blas – Mousa Al-Tamari, Arnaud Nordin, Esteban Lepaul.
Metz Form
The club have now gone 14 Ligue 1 matches without a win – two draws and 12 defeats. They come into this fixture after five straight league losses, four of which saw them concede at least three goals. There was a chance to at least draw in the previous round, but at home Metz lost 3:4 to Toulouse, conceding the decisive goal in the ninth minute of stoppage time. The team are clear outsiders in the competition and already trail the safety of 15th place by 14 points.
- The club have failed to score in five of their last seven Ligue 1 matches.
- Metz have conceded first in their last five league games.
- Away from home, the team have collected just one point from their last seven Ligue 1 matches.
Potential Metz Lineup (4-2-3-1)*
Jonathan Fischer – Koffi Kouao, Sadibou Sane, Maxime Colin, Ury Michel Mboula – Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Jessy Deminguet – Giorgi Tsitaishvili, Bouna Sarr, Gauthier Hein – Nathan Mbala.
Who Will Referee the Match
Bastien Dechepy (France)
Matches – 12 (Ligue 1, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 53;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.4;
Red cards shown – 4;
Fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 50%.
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
