Lyon vs Rennes - prediction, team news, lineups

Olympique Lyonnais invited Stade Rennais to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais connected Saturday evening for circular 5 of the 2026-27 Ligue 1 campaign.

In their latest league outing, Les Gones were held to a goalless gully by Paris FC astatine the Stade Jean Bouin, portion Les Rouge et Noir claimed an awesome 1-0 triumph astatine location to Olympique Marseille.

Match preview

After booking their spot successful the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds for the archetypal clip successful 5 years past season, pipping Olympique Marseille to 4th spot by conscionable 1 point, it looks arsenic though Lyon volition beryllium warring to gain their spot successful Europe’s elite contention erstwhile again successful May pursuing a respectable commencement to the campaign.

Although their 3-2 aggregate decision against Fenerbahce successful the decisive necktie meant that they failed to suffice for the main Champions League tournament, Les Gones got their Europa League run up and moving with an awesome triumph connected Wednesday night, beating Anderlecht 2-1 astatine the Lotto Park.

Having besides claimed 7 points from their opening 3 Ligue 1 matches, including convincing victories implicit some Toulouse and AJ Auxerre, Paulo Fonseca’s men knew that a triumph successful the superior connected Sunday evening would spot them leapfrog AS Monaco to the acme of the league table too.

However, their goalless gully with Liam Rosenior’s broadside means that though Lyon stay 1 of lone 5 sides to person not suffered decision truthful acold this season, they lone beryllium 5th successful the part and with fixtures against some RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain approaching soon aft the planetary break, Les Gones volition beryllium anxious to boost their points tally this weekend.

The hosts should beryllium assured of doing truthful though, having won astatine location against Rennes successful each of the erstwhile 2 seasons and claiming a 4-2 triumph implicit Saturday’s absorption astatine the Parc Olympique Lyonnais successful May which was captious successful Fonseca’s men pipping Les Rouge et Noir to a apical 4 finish.

Following a disappointing 12th spot decorativeness successful the 2024-25 Ligue 1 campaign, the side’s lowest effect for implicit a decade, Rennes were overmuch improved past season, sitting sixth astatine the extremity of proceedings and sealing a instrumentality to European contention for the archetypal clip successful 3 years.

Although conscionable 4 league matches person been played, Franck Haise’s men volition beryllium eyeing up betterment this play too, with Les Rouge et Noir lone failing to bushed Paris Saint-Germain truthful acold and sat 3rd successful the league array with 10 points, a tally that tin lone beryllium matched by AS Monaco and LOSC Lille.

Despite being held to a stalemate successful Austria connected Wednesday, Rennes were unlucky not to prevail successful their opening Europa League fixture too, tallying 23 shots and creating 1.99 xG against a resilient Sturm Graz broadside astatine the Merkur-Arena, meaning the visitors stay unbeaten this season.

Facing respective hard fixtures some domestically and connected the continent wrong the adjacent fewer weeks, including the likes of Paris FC, Juventus and array toppers Lille, Les Rouge et Noir volition beryllium looking to support their reddish blistery signifier successful bid to proceed battling connected each fronts heading into the wintertime period.

However, though they person impressed successful attack, netting 8 goals successful their 4 league matches, Haise’s men volition undoubtedly person to amended upon their antiaircraft stableness if they are to proceed competing, particularly up of this weekend’s clash with Lyon, who they person conceded 19 times against successful the erstwhile 9 games betwixt the sides.

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Team News

After missing the anterior 4 fixtures with muscular fatigue, Lyon winger Julien Duranville returned to the matchday squad successful the week, but was an unused substitute against Anderlecht.

Having missed Les Gones' midweek European clash with an unspecified injury, it looks improbable that 26-year-old left-back Abner Vinicius volition diagnostic connected Saturday, meaning experienced Argentinian Nicolas Tagliafico should start.

Netting what turned retired to beryllium the decisive extremity connected his afloat debut connected Wednesday night, it would beryllium nary astonishment to spot Japanese winger Keito Nakamura rewarded with a commencement this weekend.

Following a shaky commencement to the season, Rennes defender Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal has recovered himself sat connected the seat successful the 2 latest matches, with Anthony Rouault taking his place.

Although helium is dilatory recovering from a groin issue, Djaoui Cisse lacks afloat lucifer fittingness and volition astir surely miss Les Rouge et Noir's travel to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.

Scoring 3 goals successful the archetypal 4 matches of the league campaign, a tally that tin lone presently beryllium bettered by a trio of players successful the division, Esteban Lepaul is without a uncertainty the visitor's dangerman and it would beryllium nary astonishment to spot him connected the scoresheet this weekend.

Lyon imaginable starting lineup:

Greif; Athekame, Bacher, Niakhate, Tagliafico; Bidstrup, Morton; Nuamah, Sulc, Nakamura; Openda

Rennes imaginable starting lineup:

Samba; Frankowski, Cresswell, Rouault, Nagida; Rongier; Blas, Thomasson, Camara, Soumare; Lepaul

We say: Lyon 2-1 Rennes

With some teams experiencing reasonably akin starts to their respective league campaigns, Saturday's clash is simply a pugnacious 1 to call, though it is bound to beryllium an breathtaking and intimately fought contest.

However, we are backing Lyon to marque it consecutive victories for the archetypal clip this play astatine the Parc Olympique Lyonnais connected Saturday and ascent into the division's Champions League places up of the planetary break.

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