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In these first seconds of the match, Rennes are clearly trying to put a lot of pressure on Auxerre who are trying, despite everything, to play short and restart cleanly.
First opportunity for Stade Rennais! Quentin Merlin makes a very nice pass in the area to Esteban Lepaul whose off-balance shot from a tight angle is caught by Donovan Léon.
Let's go for this duel between Stade Rennais and AJ Auxerre! It’s the Bretons who kick off!
The two teams enter the pitch at Roazhon Park! The stadium is full for this match on the 8th day of Ligue 1.
Auxerre and Rennes are the two teams with the most red cards in Ligue 1 this season (3 each).
Eric Wattellier will be the main referee of this meeting. He will be assisted by Ludovic Reyes, Nicolas Durand (assistants) and Arnaud Baert (4th referee).
Auxerre remains on four consecutive away defeats in Ligue 1, but has not had a worst run since October 2011-January 2012 (5).
Rennes have won only 2 of their last 10 matches against Auxerre in Ligue 1 (3 draws, 5 defeats), while remaining silent in each of their last three confrontations – their longest such series against Auxerre in L1.
The history of confrontations is in favor of the Burgundians with 26 successes, 14 draws and 10 Breton successes.
In its first 3 trips of the season, AJ Auxerre has yet to bring home a single point. Rennes has the 7th record in Ligue 1 at home with 2 wins and 1 draw in 3 home games.
On the Auxerre side, Christophe Pélissier must do without the services of Siwe, injured, and Diomandé, in the recovery phase.
Hamstring injury with the Polish selection, Przemysław Frankowski is out, just like Kamara.
Absent for personal reasons in Le Havre, Anthony Rouault is back in central defense, to the detriment of Lilian Brassier. Breel Embolo and Esteban Lepaul are aligned in attack. In the midfield, Djaoui Cissé starts on the bench, Habib Beye having chosen to line up the trio Camara – Rongier – Blas. The latter returns to the starting 11.
On the Auxerre side, the situation is more worrying with a 15th place just in front of the red zone, for a better goal difference than Le Havre (-5 against -6). AJA has lost four of these last five matches, the last two in Paris (2-0) and against Lens (1-2).
Undefeated for five matches, Stade Rennais has however only won one (3-1 against OL in mid-September) and Habib Beye's team remains in three very frustrating draws against Nantes (2-2), Lens (0-0) and Le Havre (2-2). In the standings, SRFC is currently 11th, six points off the podium.
Welcome to our site to follow the 8th day of Ligue 1 live and the meeting between Rennes and Auxerre at Roazhon Park. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. this Sunday.