The big picture

Stade Rennais come in 8th on the ladder with 16 points; Lorient are 10th on 15. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Stade Rennais are 5–3–1 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 2.2 goals for and 2.1 against.

Lorient are 3–3–3 in Ligue 1 2026-27, averaging 0.8 goals for and 0.9 against.

Form

Stade Rennais have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Olympiacos 0–0.

Lorient have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Brest 0–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 30 times on our records since 2007: Stade Rennais 13, Lorient 11, 6 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Lorient won 2–0 at Roazhon Park.

Lorient have won the last six against Stade Rennais.

Biggest margin between these two: Stade Rennais by 5 goals in 2021-22 (5–0).

Players to watch

For Stade Rennais, watch Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Mahamadou Nagida (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Lorient, watch Jean-Victor Makengo (0.1 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Mamadou Koné (0.1 goals a game in 2026-27).

At Roazhon Park

Stade Rennais have won 13 of their last 21 at Roazhon Park.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.