Ligue 1: Rennes vs Lorient – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Rennes and Lorient who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Rennes are highly favoured to claim a win against Lorient, whom they face on Sunday. In their current shape, a win at Roazhon Park seems to be the obvious outcome.

Rennes approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 23 games behind them, Lorient amassed 22 points, placing them as number 16 before their next fixture.

Form: Rennes vs Lorient

Rennes Form

Rennes look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 3-1 and 3-2 against Clermont Foot and AC Milan respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Paris Saint-Germain, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw. Rennes managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded six times.

Lorient Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Lorient. They first took out Reims by 2-0 before downing Strasbourg by 1-3. The winning streak came to an end against Nantes, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lorient won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Rennes and Lorient

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Rennes and Lorient. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Rennes vs Lorient

Mohamed Bamba look like great value to find the back of the net on Sunday, having hit the target five times in recent Ligue 1 matches for Lorient. His total for the season says five goals scored in this Ligue 1 campaign. With five goals lately for Rennes in the Ligue 1, Martin Terrier is also a player worth mentioning.

Betting markets: Rennes vs Lorient

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Roazhon Park across all tournaments Rennes won six times, drew one and lost three times. Lorient claimed two wins, two draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Rennes are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Rennes scored first in six of their last ten home games. Lorient scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Rennes managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Lorient kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rennes, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Lorient played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals themselves during this run.

Recommended tip: Rennes vs Lorient

To sum up, the upcoming match between Rennes and Lorient seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Ligue 1 game.

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