Monaco v Rennes: Conference League chasers face mid-table hosts in Ligue 1 | OneFootball

Monaco host Rennes in Ligue 1 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at Stade Louis-II, with the visitors sitting sixth and eyeing Europe while the hosts look to end a three-game league run without a win.

Rennes won the reverse fixture 4-1 in November and arrive in sixth, while Monaco are 10th. The game pits a European push against a mid table reset.

Recent league form splits them: Les Rouge et Blanc lost to Lyon and Lorient before drawing at Le Havre, whereas Rennes won away at Lille, drew with Le Havre and then lost to Lorient. Across the season, Rennes have scored 30 and conceded 27. Les Rouge et Blanc are on 28 for and 33 against.

Les Rouge et Blanc list several absences: Paul Pogba, Lukas Hradecky, Eric Dier, Wout Faes and Pape Cabral are injured, Takumi Minamino is sidelined until June, and Mohammed Salisu is suspended. Rennes report injuries for Valentin Rongier and Seko Fofana.

Creative supply could be key. Lamine Camara and Kassoum Ouattara each have three Ligue 1 assists this season, feeding Folarin Balogun and Mika Biereth. Rennes may lean on Breel Embolo and Estéban Lepaul, with the visitors' seven headed goals and 85.09% passing pointing to patient build-up and an aerial threat.

A home win would lift Les Rouge et Blanc towards the pack hunting European places. For Rennes, victory would strengthen their grip on sixth and keep the Conference League route firmly in view.