About Match
Lorient go into the game 8th in the table on 4 points; Rennes sit 5th on 7 — a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, Lorient score 0.67 and conceding 0.67, Rennes 2.33 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game. If Lorient win, their total rises to 7 and up to 2nd, overtaking Rennes, assuming the rest of the results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 28 games: 11 Lorient wins, 11 for Rennes, 6 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting.
The match takes place at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir in Lorient (capacity 18,110).