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January 29, 2012 8:00 PM GMT
Stade de la Route de Lorient — Rennes
Referee: A. Castro
Attendance: 28802
January 29, 2012 8:00 PM GMT
Stade de la Route de Lorient — Rennes
Referee: A. Castro
Attendance: 28802
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| Rennes | 2.80 | 51.00 | 41.00 | 2.75 | 70.00 | 2.78 | 2.80 |
| Draw | 3.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Marseille | 2.60 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 2.75 | 1.06 | 2.78 | 2.60 |
Ligue 1 Preview: Rennes - Olympique de Marseille
Unbeaten at home so far this term, Frederic Antonetti's men will want to continue their positive start to 2012 while arresting the terrific form of their visitors
| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £37.50 | Draw £32.50 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £38.00 | Draw £33.00 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £40.00 | Draw £32.00 | Marseille £19.09 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £37.50 | Draw £33.00 | Marseille £20.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Evian Thonon Gaillar £35.00 | Draw £32.00 | Marseille £19.80 |
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By Robin Bairner
Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
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RENNES
 Diallo Danze, Apam, Kana-Biyik, Mavinga M'Vila, Doumbia Kembo, Feret, Brahimi Montano |
MARSEILLE
 Mandanda
Azpilicueta, Fanni, Nkoulou, Morel Diarra, Cheyrou Amalfitano, Lucho, Valbuena Remy |
Both sides have selection headaches going into Sunday's match.
Rennes are without first-choice goalkeeper Benoit Costil, who starts a two-match suspension on Sunday, while they are also shorn of four players - Youssouf Hadji, Kader Mangane, John Boye and Jonathan Pitroipa - because of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Razak Boukari continues to miss out injured for Les Rouge et Noir, but Vincent Pajot is expected to be named in the squad. Mevlut Erding could also debut, potentially displacing Victor Hugo Montano in attack.
Marseille, meanwhile, are rocked by the blow of Stephane Mbia's injury, which is liable to keep him sidelined for a few weeks at least. Young prodigy Billel Omrani will miss two months, too, but he has made little impression on the first team as yet, while Andre-Pierre Gignac is still absent.
Slight doubts surround the participation of Lucho Gonzalez and Cesar Azpilicueta, while OM have also lost four players to international duty. Andre Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Charles Kabore and Souleymane Diawara are all presently away with various African nations.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Rennes are one of only two Ligue 1 teams still unbeaten at home in league action this term. The other is Breton neighbours Brest.
- Les Rouge et Noir have kept clean sheets in their last four outings against top flight opposition.
- When these sides met at Stade Velodrome earlier this season, a solitary goal from Jires Kembo-Ekoko was enough to earn Frederic Antonetti's side a 1-0 victory and three points.
- Kembo-Ekoko's effort that day was one of five he's scored from outside the box this season - a tally only equalled in Europe's top five leagues by Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.
- Marseille currently lie sixth in Ligue 1, boasting 34 points. Their hosts are one place and one point better off.
- OM were bottom of the table after six matches, but they have picked up 19 points from their last eight matches - the best record in the whole of Le Championnat.
- Away from home, Didier Deschamps' men have been unspectacular. They have played nine matches on the road, winning three, drawing three and losing three.
- Les Phoceens earned a 2-0 win in Rennes last season, with goals coming from Loic Remy and Lucho Gonzalez.
- Remy remains in formidable goalscoring form this season, netting 16 times in 30 starts in the 2011-12 campaign so far.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Stade Rennais FC 1-2 Olympique de Marseille
- 16.98 %
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Stade Rennais FC 1-1 Olympique de Marseille
- 15.09 %
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Stade Rennais FC 2-1 Olympique de Marseille
- 11.32 %
| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Jan 29, 2012 | Stade Rennais FC 1 - Olympique de Marseille 2 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Sep 10, 2011 | Olympique de Marseille 0 - Stade Rennais FC 1 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Mar 11, 2011 | Stade Rennais FC 0 - Olympique de Marseille 2 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | Dec 1, 2010 | Olympique de Marseille 0 - Stade Rennais FC 0 |
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| France - Ligue 1 (FRA1) | May 5, 2010 | Olympique de Marseille 3 - Stade Rennais FC 1 |
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| Feb 19, 2012 | AS Saint-Etienne 4 - Stade Rennais FC 0 | FRA1 |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Stade Rennais FC 1 - FC Sochaux 0 | FRA1 |
| Feb 7, 2012 | Stade Rennais FC 3 - Evian Thonon Gaillard 2 | FRAC |
| Feb 4, 2012 | AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 - Stade Rennais FC 0 | FRA1 |
| Jan 29, 2012 | Stade Rennais FC 1 - Olympique de Marseille 2 | FRA1 |
Olympique de Marseille
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| Feb 22, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 1 - FC Internazionale 0 | UCL |
| Feb 18, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 1 - Valenciennes FC 1 | FRA1 |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Bourg-Peronnas FC 1 - Olympique de Marseille 3 | FRAC |
| Feb 5, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 2 - Olympique Lyonnais 2 | FRA1 |
| Feb 1, 2012 | Olympique de Marseille 2 - OGC Nice 1 | FRLC |
| Returns: | Rennes £510.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £60.00 |
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| Returns: | Marseille £27.80 |
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| 16 | Abdoulaye Diallo | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Kevin Theophile Catherine | Defender |
| 4 | Onyekachi Apam | Defender |
| 15 | Jean Armel Kana Biyik | Defender |
| 29 | Romain Danze | Defender |
| 8 | Julien Féret | Midfielder |
| 17 | Yann M'Vila | Midfielder |
| 20 | Yacine Brahimi | Midfielder |
| 28 | Tongo Hamed Doumbia | Midfielder |
| 11 | Jirès Kembo-Ekoko | Striker |
| 21 | Victor Hugo Montano Caicedo | Striker |
| 30 | Cheick Tidiane N'Diaye | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Chris Mavinga | Defender |
| 6 | Alexander Tettey | Midfielder |
| 14 | Georges Mandjeck | Midfielder |
| 26 | Vincent Pajot | Midfielder |
| 39 | Cheick Fanta Mady Diarra | Striker |
| 11 | Mevlut Erding | Striker |
| 30 | Steve Mandanda | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta Tanco | Defender |
| 3 | Nicolas Nkoulou | Defender |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel | Defender |
| 24 | Rod Fanni | Defender |
| 4 | Alou Diarra | Midfielder |
| 7 | Benoît Cheyrou | Midfielder |
| 8 | Lucho González | Midfielder |
| 19 | Morgan Amalfitano | Midfielder |
| 28 | Mathieu Valbuena | Midfielder |
| 11 | Loïc Remy | Striker |
| 1 | Gennaro Bracigliano | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Djimi Traore | Defender |
| 26 | Jean-Philippe Sabo | Defender |
| - | Larry Azouni | Midfielder |
| - | Wesley Jobello | Midfielder |
| 9 | Brandao | Striker |
| 29 | Chris Gadi | Striker |
| Jirès Kembo-Ekoko | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 11 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
A player blessed with great potential, yet a young man who has yet to show his qualities on a consistent enough basis to attract a really big club to take a gamble on him. Lille are reportedly eyeing him as Eden Hazard's replacement for next season, and this match provides a chance for the talented attacker to prove again that he can perform to his maximum even against the best sides.
The 28-year-old boasts eight goals this term, including the only strike when these teams met at Stade Velodrome earlier this season.
The 28-year-old boasts eight goals this term, including the only strike when these teams met at Stade Velodrome earlier this season.
| Mathieu Valbuena | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 28 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Since scoring the winning goal against Dortmund in the Champions League, the pocket dynamo of a winger has been simply irrepressible. Often it's been Loic Remy who has grabbed the headlines, but Valbuena has been the engineer of many of his goals and will be the player who the Bretons must pin down if they are to earn anything.
Rennes may be unbeaten at home, but OM's form in recent weeks is ominous for Frederic Antonetti's side. Expect a close game but, with the wind in the sails of the visitors, they may just become the first team to win at the Stade de la Route de Lorient this season.
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Results
Times In GMT
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Olivier Giroud
Striker Montpellier Herault SC |
16 | 1 |
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Nenê
Midfielder PSG |
11 | 6 |
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Kevin Gameiro
Striker PSG |
10 | 1 |
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Striker AS Saint-Etienne |
10 | 0 |
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Eden Hazard
Midfielder Lille |
9 | 3 |
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