The recent two consecutive defeats have made Rennes put himself in a difficult position in the race to win tickets to the European Cup. In the upcoming round when returning to the home field to welcome Reims, teachers and coaches Bruno Genesio need to quickly regain the trust of the fans. Soon to take the lead thanks to a goal from striker Amine Gouiri, but 3 goals conceded in the last 30 minutes made Rennes lose 1-3 as a guest of Lyon. A round away, they also lost 0-1 at home to Lens. Constantly tasting bitter fruit against direct competitors, Rennes has now been pushed down to 6th place on the rankings. They are just 2 points behind Lille and need to quickly regain their form to break up.   Remember Rennes has lost 3/5 of the last round and won only 1 of them. At home Rennes lost the last 2 matches with the score 0-1. Not long ago, Rennes was eliminated from the 1/8 round of the Europa League, after losing to Shakhtar Donetsk on penalties. In all competitions, Rennes lost the last 5/10 matches and won 3 of them. The difficulty is even greater when Rennes only won 2 and lost 6 in the last 10 times he met Reims. The first leg match they even received a 1-3 defeat.   Not a team that owns big stars in the squad, but Reims is still having an impressive performance in Ligue 1 this season. Last weekend they drew 1-1 at home when they welcomed Brest. Thus, in the last 10 rounds Reims only had to receive 2 defeats and they won 5 of them. After 30 matches played, Reims only lost 5, drew 14 and won 11. They are the team with the most draws in Ligue 1 this season. In return Reims lost the second fewest in the tournament, behind each Lens and on par with PSG and Marseille.   It is clear that defeating coach William Still’s team at this time is not an easy task. Away from Reims, they did not lose in the last 8 matches away from home, drawing 4 and losing 4. They beat Monaco and drew PSG in the above series of away matches. In 2023 alone, Reims has not lost away in the French league