France Ligue 1 - Rennes VS Nantes Prediction
France Ligue 1 - Rennes VS Nantes
Match Time:19-04-2025 02:45 Saturday (GMT+8)
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Rennes - WLLWLW
Rennes, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-5 Ligue 1 triumph against Havre AC.
In that game, Rennes managed 44% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Rennes, the goals were scored by Azor Matusiwa (1'), Lorenz Assignon (12'), Arnaud Kalimuendo (15'), Mousa Al Ta'mari (57') and Andrés Gómez (89'). For their opponents, Havre AC got 10 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Junior Mwanga (42') was the scorer for Havre AC.
Fixtures featuring Rennes have usually been engaging ones of late with high scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen games alone, a total of 20 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 13 of those being chalked up by Rennes. That sort of trend might not be continued here, of course.
Going into this one, Rennes are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.
Ludovic Blas (Dead leg) and Alidu Seidu (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be available for Rennes boss Habib Beye.
In all likelihood, Rennes look set to go for a 3-5-2 system in the match, handing starts to Brice Samba, Jeremy Jacquet, Anthony Rouault, Lilian Brassier, Lorenz Assignon, Azor Matusiwa, Djaoui Cisse, Seko Fofana, Adrien Truffert, Mousa Tamari and A. Kalimuendo-Muinga.
Nantes - WLLWLW
Nantes go into this clash following a 1-2 Ligue 1 win over Nice in their last game.
In that game, Nantes had 23% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Nantes, the goalscorers were Douglas Augusto (11') and Matthis Abline (38'). For their opponents, Nice got 21 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Ali Abdi (14') was the scorer for Nice.
The stats tell the story, and Nantes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 8 goals in all. In defence, Nantes have clearly had some problems.
Coming into this meeting, Nantes are winless against Rennes in games played away from home for the previous 10 league games. Very poor away form.
Nantes boss Antoine Kombouaré has not got a full squad to pick from. Francis Coquelin (Hamstring injury), Pedro Chirivella (Dead leg) and Fabien Centonze (Knee injury) can’t be considered.
We reckon that Les Canaris might utilise a 4-3-3 lineup with a starting lineup of Anthony Lopes, Kelvin Amian, J. Castelletto, Nicolas Pallois, Nicolas Cozza, Louis Leroux, Douglas Augusto, Johann Lepenant, Matthis Abline, Mostafa Mohamed and Moses Simon.
Rennes possible starting lineup:
Samba; Jacquet, Rouault, Brassier; Assignon, Cisse, Matusiwa, Truffert; Kalimuendo, Tamari, Fofana
Nantes possible starting lineup:
Lopes; Amian, Castelletto, Pallois, Cozza; Lepenant, Douglas Augusto, Leroux; Abline, Mohamed, Simon
Rennes vs Nantes Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have a long-standing rivalry and contest the Derby Breton. They have crossed paths 98 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings, recording 44 wins. Les Rennais have 31 wins and 23 games have ended in draws.
The hosts secured a league double last season, scoring three goals apiece in the home and away games. Canaris recorded a 1-0 home win in the reverse fixture and will look to secure their first league double since the 2003-04 campaign.
Rennes have seen conclusive results in their last 23 games in all competitions, suffering 13 defeats.
Nantes, meanwhile, have seen conclusive results in their last nine league games, recording four wins.
The hosts have kept six clean sheets in their last nine meetings against Canaris.
No team have played fewer draws (2) than Les Rouge et Noirs in Ligue 1 this season.
Prediction: Rennes 2-0 Nantes
Huge spending in January, as well as the impact of Beye arriving as manager, has moved Rennes up the table, and they have the quality on paper to claim another victory against a Nantes side still battling near the bottom.
Failure to start quickly could be fatal for the visitors, because they have won none of the 13 games in which they have conceded first this season, and Rennes' potent attack could make it tough for them here.
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