Reims vs Rennes Prediction: Rennes looking to strengthen champions league spot

On Thursday, Stade Reims will play host to Stade Rennais at the Stade Auguste Delaune in another Ligue 1 match.

This team has shown a strong commitment to defence under the leadership of its young interim manager William Still. Ever since the 30-year-old Belgian has been in charge, his team has succeeded in that area, keeping three clean sheets while allowing no more than one goal in any of their last five Ligue 1 games. Since the appointment of Still, Reims has gone undefeated at Stade Auguste-Delaune after going winless in each of their first five domestic home games under Garcia. With 17 points, they are 11th in the table.

Rennes, with 31 points after 15 league games, is one team that is currently having no trouble collecting points. This is their highest points total ever at this stage in the league. As Bruno Genesio's club has scored 31 domestic goals, second only to league leaders Paris Saint-Germain, slowing down the Rennes attack has proven to be a difficult task for other teams. Rennes has a wealth of attacking prowess at their disposal, having scored three or more goals in seven games across all competitions.

Diouf; De Smet, Abdelhamid, Agbadou, Foket; Cajuste, Matusiwa; Munetsi, Doumbia, Ito; Balogun.

Mandanda; Traore, Wooh, Theate, Truffert; Bourigeaud, Majer, Tait, Terrier; Gouiri, Kalimuendo.

Reims have won their past two league home games, and they intend to continue that trend today. Meanwhile, Rennes has won its previous four games in a row and has gone undefeated in its last 20 games overall. They should win on Thursday because they are in much better shape than their rivals.