LOSC Lille Vs Stade Rennais - Ligue 1 preview
Stade Lille Metropole will see reigning Ligue 1 champions host on-fire Stade Rennais in Week 9 of the 2011/2012 Ligue 1 season.
Heading into this game, Les Dogues have developed a new habit of drawing games – something that has got coach Rudi Garcia extremely worried. The champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moussa-Sow-c26939 has rediscovered
his goalscoring touch, Lille’s habit of not defending a lead might cost them a lot.
However, goal keeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mickaël-Landreau-c25513 is not too worried about the drawing-syndrome and while talking to the media, he said, "This run is a bit like the start of last season when we had a difficult start to our Europa League campaign and weren't at full
speed in Ligue 1 either."
Les Dogues have 13 points on the board so far and need to start winning if they are to mount their title defence against the likes of PSG, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 and Toulouse who are level on points (17) at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ludovic-Obraniak-c22623 says that his team haven’t done that bad as they have won just one game and are unbeaten in six games in the league. However, he has pointed out that the team needs to record a win in order to gain momentum in the title race which is already
getting hot.
Like Lille, Rennais have also conceded equalizers of late. After their 6-2 thrashing of Sochaux, the Bretons have drawn two games after leading the game early on. Last week, Frederic Antonetti’s men drew against AS Saint-Etienne after Hadji’s goal was cancelled
out by a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike in the second half.
Rennais drew against Atletico Madrid in a Europa League group game on Thursday when Victor http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juanfran-c19849 three minutes from full-time.
Frederic Antonetti’s men have definitely crashed the party in Ligue 1 and have shown their prowess in front of goal. The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonathan-Pitroipa-c19052 and Jires Kembo-Ekoko have gelled in really well and will pose a lot of threat to a Lille side whose defence
has come under heavy scrutiny in the last few weeks.
Team News
Right-back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mathieu-Debuchy-c24682 returns from a two-game domestic ban after being sent off at home to Sochaux in
Week 6's 2-2 draw while Landreau will face a meeting with the LFP Disciplinary Commission this month for his reckless challenge on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fahid-Ben-Khalfallah-c13290 in a 1-1 draw against Bordeaux.
Tulio de Melo is still out injured and has been sent to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dimitri-Payet-c11276 is also out for some time.
Rennais
Defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kévin-Théophile-Catherine-c20778 is suspended after picking up three yellow cards in under ten games.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Boye-c18840 is also injured along with Stephane Dalmat.
Predictions
Though Lille have not been able to win for sometime, it is only logical to predict that Rudi Garcia’s men will overcome their defensive shortcomings against a depleted Rennais side.
Predicted final score: Lille 2-1 Rennais
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