Home side Lille meet Rennes at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy on 2026-01-03 (kick-off 20:05 GMT), contesting week 17 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1.
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Bruno Genesio and Habib Beye.
A view of the standings shows Lille in 4th spot with 32 points and Rennes in 6th on 27 points.
Lille have 7 players sidelined: H. Igamane (International duty), A. Mandi (International duty), C. Mbemba (International duty), N. Mukau (International duty), R. Perraud (Red Card), O. Toure (Knee Injury), M. Fernandez-Pardo (Inactive) but Rennes face 4 absences: A. Ait Boudlal (International duty), S. Fofana (International duty), M. Nagida (International duty), P. Frankowski (Injury).
We're predicting Lille to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Rennes are expected to line up in 3-5-2.
Last time out, H. Igamane registered the best mark for Lille - 6.6 - and A. Aït Boudlal did likewise for Rennes with an 6.7 score.
Lille came off a win (1-0 vs St Maur Lusitanos) and Rennes also triumphed (3-0 vs Les Sables-d'Olonne).
Lille (4-0-1) and Rennes (4-0-1) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
Lille have clearly got the edge H2H: in 45 meetings, they've beaten Rennes 18 times, with 18 draws and only 9 losses.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for Lille, bolstered by their 6-1-1 home record and an average of 2.00 goals per game.
Lille is going head to head with Rennes on 3/1/2026 20:05 GMT at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy for the France Ligue 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Lille v Rennes H2H statistics!