Lorient vs Rennes prediction 27.01.2023

• Competition: Ligue 1
• Date: 27th January 2023
• Time: 20:00 UTC / 21:00 CET
• Venue: Stade du Moustoir (Lorient)

Lorient managed to stay in the League 1 last season with a lot of trouble, but this time Lorient turned out to be a very unpleasant team capable of playing good football against any opponent. At the moment, they occupy an excellent 7th position in the Ligue 1 table with 32 points won. The impression would have been even better if they had not achieved only one victory in the last 9 games, but even so, they did an excellent job because this is a club that does not have any particularly good results in its almost 100-year-long history. On Saturday, they played a 1/16 Coup de France match on the road against Bastia, in which they made a placement in the next phase after the penalty, and this can be a great stimulus for them before the next matches.

Their opponent in this match is one of the best French clubs Rennes. They have been on a fantastic run of games without defeat in all competitions for a few months, but in recent weeks they have had very variable results. The main reason for this is a large number of injured players, including the best player Martin Terrier, who scored 12 goals for the club this season. But even that didn't stop them from beating the current champion PSG 1:0 in the derby last week on their home field, which shows what a quality team they are.

Lorient vs Rennes pick: RENNES TO WIN

All the best to Lorient for the results so far in the season, but I think it is impossible for them to maintain these results for the whole season. They have already started to slow down because they have won only one of the previous 9 games in Ligue 1, and they still have a series of difficult games to come. They put a lot of energy into the competition in the Coupe de France, where they will compete against the excellent Lens in the 1/8 finals, and an experienced team like Rennes, despite the big staffing problems, will be able to take advantage of that and win this away game.