Previous: Rennes vs. Le Havre – prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams towards the bottom League 1 positions Meet sometime on Friday night. Rens host Le Havre at Rosen Park for the ninth game of the 2024-25 season.

The hosts are in 13th place with eight points, while the visitors are in 16th place with just six points from their first eight games.

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After a six-year run of European qualification between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 seasons, five of which finished in the top six, and despite winning the Coupe de France to finish tenth in 2018-19, the streak of Rennes has been disappointing. It broke last season.

Rennes fell from fourth to tenth place in the 2023-24 season, finishing with just 46 points, 22 fewer than the previous season's 68 points.

Julian Esteban Replaced former manager Bruno Genesio After a poor start to the campaign in November 2023, the new boss has yet to guide Rennes towards the high standards achieved in previous seasons.

Eight games into the 2024-25 campaign and the same problems continue, Rennes sit 13th in the table with just eight points from their first eight games with two wins, two draws and four losses.

As a result, Stephan's position at the club has been questioned, with rumors that he may have been sacked during the international break, and those rumors continued after another poor performance against Brest followed by a late equaliser.

Quickly putting pressure on Stéphane, the Frenchman, who managed the team between December 2018 and March 2021, will be desperate for their first win in four games when they host Le Havre on Friday.

Le Havre returned to the top flight for the first time since 2008-09 when they won the Ligue 2 title in 2022-23, and the teenage club managed to ensure their survival by finishing in 15th place with 32 points. Drop zone.

Aiming to extend their stay in Ligue 1 for a third year this season, Le Havre have had a difficult start to the campaign, sitting in 16th place with six points from eight games.

Didier DescartesAppointed ahead of the 2024-25 season, Le Havre enjoyed an excellent start to the campaign, winning two of their first three games against Saint-Etienne and Auxerre, however, they failed to build on that momentum and lost everything. His next five games.

Le Havre have failed to score in four of their last five games, while their defense has been extremely vulnerable, conceding a total of 14 goals and conceding just one. In future games.

Rennes League 1 form:

Le Havre Ligue 1 form:

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The locals can be without up to four players for this match Henrik Meister, Leo Ostigard, Dogan AlemdarAND Albert Cronbach Treat all injuries.

They will be lifted upon return Lorenz AssignonThey tied with Brest in the last minute as the yellow cards piled up throughout the season.

whom He came off the bench to score the crucial equalizer for Rennes, his first for the club, and could be rewarded with a first start in this one.

Regarding the audience, Andy Lokpo, aruna blood, Ovalit El Hajjam AND Yan Kitala All are expected to miss due to injuries.

Etienne Youté Kinkoue He could return to the starting lineup after being suspended for a red card against Brest in Le Havre's tough loss to Lyon last time out.

Wren's possible starting order:
court orders; Fay, woo, say; Hetboer, Santamaría, Mattusiva, Trufert; Gauri, Jodha; traveler

Le Havre's probable starting lineup:
Desmas; Neko, Chalmier, Kinkov, Lloris, Obari; Kechta, Ndiaye, Touré, Kuzyaev; Casimir

We say: Rennes 2-0 Le Havre

While both teams have struggled in this competition, Le Havre have been weak in both defense and attack over the last few games, which has contributed to their five-game losing streak, which we hope continues to be a success for Rennes here.

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