This has the potential to be an appealing fixture as Lens have their supposed home advantage, while Rennes lead them by 4 points in the Ligue 1 standings.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Lens saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Coupe de France. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lille, was also a home game here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The away team is better rested.
Lens form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Lens have to build on here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the Ligue 1. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Lens's previous game, also at home. Visiting Lille (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (placed 8th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Lille (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) as Fofana's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Midfield player Fofana got a match rating of 8.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Fofana scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 49 successful passes (of 54 total).
Heartbreak before that as Lens lost 1-2 at Nice's place.The Lens manager Haise has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. Lens have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Rennes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Rennes has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Nancy (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) for a Coupe de France game that ended a draw (1-1). Santamaria, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.81. Santamaria hit two key passes and won 2 of 4 duels.
A 1-2 defeat away at Monaco before that.Rennes has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Rennes in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended Rennes - Lens 1-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Lens wins - draws - Rennes wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 9 goals |   A. Muinga 6 goals |  G. Laborde 6 goals |
Lens missing players
Rennes missing players
| Lens | Rennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 63% | 56% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 53% | 56% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 63% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 15.7 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 13.9 | 15.4 |
| 5.4 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 32% | 31% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 35% |
| 11.4 | 9.8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3 |
- All of Rennes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Nice | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rennes | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Monaco | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Nantes | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Lille | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 12 |
