Struggling Clermont are winless in four consecutive Ligue 1 games going into their Roazhon Park match against Rennes on Sunday.
Rennes are in sixth place on 40 points, while Clermont are placed 12th on 30 points. With 15 matches remaining, les Rouge et Noir trail fifth-placed Lille by a point for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers. Clermont are 11 points outside of the tournament spot.
Rennes lost their last Ligue 1 match 3-1 at Stadium de Toulouse against Toulouse. Clermont suffered a 2-0 defeat against Olympique Marseille at Stade Gabriel Montpied in their last league match, extending their winless streak to four (W0 D2 L2).
When the two sides last met in Ligue 1 action, Clermont won 2-1 at Stade Gabriel Montpied in January. Grejohn Kyei opened the scoring for Clermont in the 31st minute. Johan Gastien also was on target. Arnaud Kalimuendo scored for les Rouge et Noir in the 74th minute.
Two players who have been key players for Rennes this season are Amine Gouiri and Martin Terrier. They are the team’s joint top scorers with nine goals. Gouiri has scored the crucial first goal of the match four times, while Terrier has three such strikes.
Muhammed Cham, Komnen Andric, and Kyei are Clermont’s leading scorers this season, scoring four, four, and three times, respectively.
Hosts Rennes have been tough to beat at home this season with 10 wins and just two losses in 12 Ligue 1 contests. In league matches on the road this season, Clermont have earned 16 points from 33 available (W4 D4 L3). Clermont currently find themselves on a three-match away unbeaten streak (W2 D1 L0). They haven’t been defeated away since November 2022 against Lens.
In their last six league matches, Rennes have won two and lost four. Clermont, meanwhile, have won two, drawn two and lost two in their last six.
