Rennes vs Lorient prediction and preview
Ligue 1 · Sunday 31 January 2027, 14:00 UTC
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Rennes vs Lorient
Ligue 1 · Sunday 31 January 2027, 14:00 UTC · Roazhon Park, Rennes
Rennes vs Lorient preview
Rennes welcome Lorient at Roazhon Park in Rennes on Sunday 31 January 2027 (14:00 UTC) in Ligue 1. Rennes go into the round 5th, on 16 points from 9 games, while Lorient go into the round 11th, on 12 points from 9 games.
Recent form: Rennes L-W-L-W-L, Lorient L-D-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. Lorient average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Rennes won 3, 1 game was drawn and Lorient won 6. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 24 Jan 2026, ended Rennes 0-2 Lorient.
At home this season Rennes have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Lorient have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 4.
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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
Lorient expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Yvon Mvogo, Montassar Talbi, Nathaniel Adjei, Isaak Touré, Arsène Kouassi, Dembo Sylla, Noah Cadiou, Arthur Avom, Jean-Victor Makengo, Ibrahima Baldé
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