The managers J. Stéphan and André Villas-Boas are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 1 league table.
Rennes and Olympique Marseille should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Roazhon Park. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Ever since the Reims game Rennes has been unbeatable here at Roazhon Park producing five straight wins.
The Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
Rennes drew their last game, also a home match. Amiens SC (placed 18th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bordeaux.
Rennes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Roazhon Park with 15 goals in 9 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Olympique Marseille has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Trelissac for a Coupe de France game that ended a draw (1-1). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Nimes in the Ligue 1.
It looked so good for Olympique Marseille vs Trelissac, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 4-2 lead was turned into a 1-1 draw.
Olympique Marseille find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Olympique Marseille have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Olympique Marseille - Rennes 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 4 - 3 (Rennes wins - draws - Olympique Marseille wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Niang 7 goals |   D. Benedetto 7 goals |  D. Payet 6 goals |
Rennes missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Rennes | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 29 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 78% | 89% |
| 61% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 84% |
| 44% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 56% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 58% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 17% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 208 | 116 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 113 | 282 |
| 68 | 40 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 39 | 87 |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 31% | 33% |
- Olympique Marseille has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Olympique Marseille have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rennes has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Nantes | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Brest | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 12 |