Rennes vs Lens prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 16 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Rennes vs Lens

Ligue 1 · Saturday 16 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · Roazhon Park, Rennes

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Rennes vs Lens preview

The Ligue 1 fixture between Rennes and Lens is scheduled for Saturday 16 January 2027 at 19:45 UTC at Roazhon Park in Rennes. Rennes go into the round 5th, on 16 points from 9 games, while Lens sit 9th on 13 points after 9 matches.

Recent form: Rennes L-W-L-W-L, Lens L-W-W-W-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Rennes have scored 2.2 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Lens average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Rennes won 0, 5 games were drawn and Lens won 5. Those games averaged 1.8 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 7 Feb 2026, ended Lens 3-1 Rennes.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

  • RennesLast five: L W L W L
  • LensLast five: L W W W L
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5Rennes95132019+116LWLWL
9Lens94141613+313LWWWL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rennes 0, draws 5, Lens 5.

Team news

Rennes expected line-up (3-5-2)

Brice Samba, Charlie Cresswell, Anthony Rouault, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Valentin Rongier, Adrien Thomasson, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Mahamadou Nagida, Sebastian Szymański, Mousa Tamari

Lens expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Robin Risser, Ruben Aguilar, Jean-Clair Todibo, Samson Baidoo, Matthieu Udol, Michaël Cuisance, Amadou Haidara, Saud Abdulhamid, Florian Thauvin, Florian Sotoca

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