Rennes vs Monaco Prediction & Betting Tips (22 November)

Stade Rennais seems to have found its cruising speed with victories acquired successively against Strasbourg 4-1 and Paris FC 0-1 which allowed it to spend the international break in the upper half of the ranking. Now 8th, 2 points behind their opponent of the day, the Rouge et Noir are emerging from a crisis of results which has long threatened the position of their coach Habib Beye. They went 6 games without winning, 5 draws, 1 defeat, between September 14 and November 2, 5 draws, 1 defeat. Sébastien Pocognoli, coach of Monaco since the October break, has just experienced his first shocks on the bench of the Principality.

His players were not up to par against Paris FC 0-1 and suffered a second defeat at home in a row, with a much heavier score against Lens 1-4. This poor form pushed them back to 6th position in Ligue 1, with a gap of 5 points to make up on the podium to remain a contender for the Champions League. On the European scene, ASM signed its first victory in the league phase at the beginning of the month, away against Bodo/Glimt 0-1, and will aspire to confirm this on Wednesday in Cyprus against Pafos. 

The Rennes group is a priori complete for the restart with Frankowski expected to regain his starting place in the right lane. However, it is necessary to highlight the downgrading of Seko Fofana and Blas, sidelined by their coach for the trip to Toulouse and no longer included in the starting lineup since. Lepaul (8 goals) was one of the architects of the Rouge et Noir's renewed form, scoring a hat-trick at the start of the month against Strasbourg. However, it was the former Monegasque Embolo (3 goals) who gave his team victory in the last match. Monaco found Zakaria, Fati and Dier before the break but the latter was injured again in the meantime. He finds the infirmary in which his friends from the hinge Mawissa and Salisu, the full-back Vanderson on the right and the precious midfielder Camara are kept.

ASM will also have to cope without Balogun (4 goals in Ligue 1). The American scorer in the last 2 matches is suspended. In terms of good news, Paul Pogba's big premiere is hoped for by Sébastien Pocognoli, who finds supersub Diatta and his number 1 goalkeeper Hradecky, who appeared in a match with Finland. Monaco is looking for an offensive leader despite the presence of Akliouche (3 goals in Ligue 1) and Fati (5 goals in L1), irregular over the weeks.