PSG will be wanting a better result here following a 1-0 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against Monaco.
In that match, Paris Saint-Germain had 57% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Monaco got 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Takumi Minamino (68') was the scorer for Monaco.
Fixtures featuring Paris Saint-Germain have usually been lively encounters of late with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past half dozen games, the sum total of 21 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of these belonging to Paris Saint-Germain. Such a trend isn’t assured to follow through into this next game, though.
A look at their previous results shows us that Paris Saint-Germain:
Rennes will go into this encounter following on from a 0-1 Ligue 1 win in the defeat of FC Metz in their previous match.
In that game, Rennes managed 48% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Rennes was Valentin Rongier (22'). On the other side, Metz had 16 shots on goal with 5 on target.
In their previous six outings, Rennes have bagged a tally of 13 goals. Rennes have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, they have had 6 goals go into their own net.
Leading up to this clash, Rennes:
Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 19/03/2023 shows that PSG have won 4 of them & Rennes 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A total of 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 12 for Les Rouge-et-Bleu and 6 created by Rennes. The average goals per game has been 3.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 25 on 08/03/2025 when the final score was Rennes 1-4 Paris Saint-Germain.
On that day, Rennes managed 32% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Lilian Brassier (53').
Paris Saint-Germain got 19 shots on goal with 9 on target. Bradley Barcola (27'), Ramos (50') and Ousmane Dembélé (91', 94') scored.
The match was refereed by Mathieu Vernice.
It seems likely that Les Rouge-et-Bleu should use a 4-3-3 formation this time and select Matvey Safonov, Warren Zaire-Emery, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Lucas Hernandez, Joao Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Bradley Barcola, Ousmane Dembele and K. Kvaratskhelia.
There’s a good chance that Rennes seem most likely to utilise a 3-5-2 lineup, going with Brice Samba, A. Ait Boudlal, Jeremy Jacquet, Lilian Brassier, P. Frankowski, Mahdi Camara, Valentin Rongier, Djaoui Cisse, Mousa Tamari, Esteban Lepaul and Breel Embolo.
We’re inclined to think that Rennes will likely create enough chances to score against this Paris Saint-Germain team, however it isn’t expected to be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re tipping a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the match. Hopefully this is a good one.