Toulouse vs Rennes Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Toulouse and Stade Rennais head into their clash at the Stadium de Toulouse sitting firmly in the middle-of-the-table ahead of the tenth match day of the Ligue 1 campaign.
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Toulouse preview: Steady Toulouse
Under the management of Carlos Martinez Novell, Toulouse head into the midweek round of fixtures having managed four victories, one draw and four defeats with those nine matches having consisted of 28 goals.
Their most recent outing saw them put in a good performance but suffer a narrow defeat as they were beaten 1-0 by Monaco at Stade Louis II at the weekend due to an early winner scored by Mohammed Salisu.
Rennes preview: Steady Rennes
Former Aston Villa and Newcastle United right-back Habib Beye is in charge of a Stade Rennais side that begin the match day sitting a place and a couple of points behind Toulouse, with the hosts ninth and Rennes in tenth in the 18-team table.
Rennes, after four successive draws, head into this one on the back of a 2-1 defeat at home to a strong Nice side at Roazhon Park at the weekend, with Sofiane Diop and Jonathan Clauss scoring for the southerners.
Toulouse team news: A few issues
Ahead of the visit of Rennes to Toulouse this weekend, the hosts have a few injury issues as Rafik Messali is a doubt, whilst Niklas Schmidt and Ilyas Azizi are confirmed absentees.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Restes; McKenzie, Cresswell, Nicolaisen; Donnum, Cristian Casseres Jr, Francis, Methalie; Magri, Emersonn, Gboho
Unavailable: Schmidt (Injured), Azizi (Injured)
Questionable: Messali (Injured)
Rennes team news: Fully fit
A surprising and rare occurrence for Rennes this weekend is that they head into this clash with Toulouse with a fully fit and available squad and so they can name an unchanged eleven.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Samba; Jacquet, Seidu, Brassier, Merlin; Rongier, Fofana, Camara; Blas, Lepaul, Embolo
Unavailable:
Questionable:
Toulouse vs Rennes prediction
Rennes will head to Toulouse needing an improvement in terms of both their performances and results. The visitors’ performance level had been concerning, even if they were managing to avoid defeat. Toulouse, on the other hand, appear in a good position to be able to challenge for the top six or seven and the European spots this season and siding with them would appear the way to go for this one.
Toulouse vs Rennes tip: Double chance – Toulouse to win or draw
