A 2-0 victory over AS Saint-Étienne on Friday got here at a price for Stade Rennais. Whereas that triumph put Habib Beye’s males in twelfth, the brand new Rennes supervisor can be with out two key figures once they host Stade de Reims in a few weeks time.
First-choice goalkeeper Brice Samba (30) and Ludovic Blas (27) can be compelled out of that encounter via suspension.
Blas leads the Breton membership with six assists within the prime flight this season, whereas Samba has posted a clear sheet in his final two matches since Beye took over from Jorge Sampaoli. On Friday, each gamers acquired their third yellows within the final 10 Ligue 1 matches for this crew, resulting in their suspensions.
With back-to-back wins, Rennes are 5 factors away from AS Saint-Étienne within the relegation play-off battle and 6 forward of Le Havre AC, who’re in one of many prime computerized relegation locations.
Reims are only a level under Stade Rennais in 14th and are presently winless of their final 10 Ligue 1 affairs, dropping 4-0 at Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday.
The following match for Rennes within the French prime flight happens subsequent Sunday once they host Lille OSC at Roazhon Park earlier than welcoming Reims to Brittany on February 21.
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