Montpellier vs Rennes Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Montpellier Herault do appear as if they are facing a relegation that has been in the post for a while this season as they welcome a relegation-threatened Stade Rennais side this weekend.

Kick-off date/time: Sunday 2nd March, 2025: UK – 4:15pm / US ET – 11:15am / US PT – 8:15am

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – beIN Sports

How to watch online: UK – Ligue 1 pass / US – beIN Sports

Montpellier Team News: Several issues

Montpellier are dealing with several issues ahead of Rennes’ visit this weekend as Tanguy Coulibaly is sidelined through suspension, whilst they deal with key injury issues such as Nikola Maksimovic, Becir Omeragic and Othmane Maamma. 

Predicted XI (5-3-2): Lecomte; Meite, Kouyate, Mouanga; Tchato, Nzingoula, Fayad, Savanier, Sainte-Luce; Delort, Khazri

Unavailable: Maksimovic (Injured), Omeragic (Injured), Maamma (Injured), Coulibaly (Suspended)

Questionable: Issoufou (Injured), Sagnan (Injured), Sylla (Injured), Jullien (Injured), Gueguin (Injured)

Rennes Team News: Wooh suspension

Rennes spent big during the winter transfer window but one of those signings, Anthony Rouault, who joined from Stuttgart, is a doubt due to an ankle injury this weekend. They are without fellow defender Christopher Wooh, as he is missing through suspension.

Predicted XI (3-5-2): Mandanda; Hateboer, Jacquet, Brassier; Assignon, James, Cisse, Fofana, Truffert; Al Tamari, Kalimuendo

Unavailable: Wooh (Suspended), Seidu (Injured)

Questionable: Rouault (Injured)

Montpellier vs Rennes Prediction

Both of these sides have underperformed this season and they made managerial changes in the first-half of the campaign with former Ivory Coast boss and boyhood Montpellier fan Jean-Louis Gasset replacing Armenian coach Michel Der Zakarian in Montpellier, whilst former Argentina boss and the ever hostile and intensely demanding Jorge Sampaoli in at Roazhon Park in Rennes, replacing Julian Stephan. Montpellier appear destined for Ligue 2 football with their 2-0 defeat at the Allianz Riviera against Nice last weekend meaning they have now suffered four successive defeats and begin the 24th match day of the 2024/25 Ligue 1 campaign sitting four points adrift of the relegation playoff place, seven adrift of outright safety. Rennes, on the other hand, have hardly been fluent but, after a big spending winter transfer window, have now enjoyed three victories in their last four matches, most recently defeating nine-man Stade de Reims by a goal to nil last weekend. A double chance bet in favour of the visitors would appear the way to go for this one.

Montpellier vs Rennes Tip: Double chance – Rennes to win or draw