PREVIEW | Nice vs Rennes - team news, lineups, predictions

Nice and Rennes face off this Sunday at the Allianz Riviera in Ligue 1.

Nice have picked up 24 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last game, Claude Puel's team drew 0-0 with FC Lorient (Copa de Francia 2025/26).

Rennes have 40 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last game, Franck Haise's team won 1-0 against Toulouse (Ligue 1 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Nice winning 2-1.

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Nice

• Youssouf Ndayishimiye - Injury
• Isak Jansson - Knee Injury

Rennes

• Glen Kamara - Ankle Injury
• Jérémy Jacquet - Shoulder Injury
• Przemyslaw Frankowski - Calf Injury

Last starting XIs

Nice ( vs FC Lorient 2026-03-04): Yehvann Diouf, Antoine Mendy, Dante, Kojo Peprah Oppeng, Jonathan Clauss, Charles Vanhoutte, Morgan Sanson, Melvin Bard, Kaïl Boudache, Tanguy Ndombélé, Zoumana Diallo

Rennes ( vs Toulouse 2026-02-28): Brice Samba, Mahamadou Nagida, Anthony Rouault, Lilian Brassier, Quentin Merlin, Sebastian Szymanski, Valentin Rongier, Mahdi Camara, Moussa Al-Tamari, Estéban Lepaul, Arnaud Nordin

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MANAGERS

• Claude Puel has faced Franck Haise on three occasions, recording one draw and two losses.
• Franck Haise has faced Nice on eight occasions, recording one win, one draw and six losses.
• Claude Puel has faced Rennes on 37 occasions, recording 16 wins, 11 draws and ten losses.

TEAMS

• Rennes currently has one draw in the last 17 games.
• Rennes has scored in four consecutive games.
• Rennes has been unbeaten for three consecutive games.
• Rennes has won three consecutive matches.
• At home, Nice currently has one loss in the last eight games.
• At home, Nice has been without a win for two consecutive games.
• At home, Nice has been unbeaten for seven consecutive games.
• Nice currently has one win in the last eight games.
• Nice has been without a win for five consecutive games.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Nice and Rennes have faced each other 109 times, with Nice having an advantage: 45 wins, against 36 wins for Rennes.
• At the Allianz Riviera, Nice has an advantage in the clashes against Rennes: 31 wins in 55 games. Rennes has nine wins.
• In the French League, 105 matches have been played between the two teams, with Nice winning 45, 24 draws and Rennes winning 36.