Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Toulouse and Rennes who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Toulouse and Rennes face off in round 32 at Stadium Municipal, and it has the look of a tight Ligue 1 match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Team form: Toulouse vs Rennes
Toulouse Form
Toulouse only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-2 and 1-0 against Lille and Reims respectively. At least they managed a 0-0 draw with Nantes. Toulouse didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Ligue 1 games at the Stadium Municipal. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored six goals.
Rennes Form
Rennes won twice in their last three matches as Le Havre were defeated by 1-5, before they beat Nantes 2-1. Lyon proved too strong, though, and a 4-1 defeat followed. Rennes claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 15 goals, whilst conceding six.
Betting facts for Toulouse and Rennes
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Toulouse and Rennes played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Toulouse home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Toulouse home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Toulouse matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Toulouse matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Toulouse have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rennes matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rennes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Rennes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Rennes away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Toulouse vs Rennes
It has been an excellent season for Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga who managed to score an impressive 14 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Rennes are looking to him against Toulouse, hoping he keeps his momentum going.
Popular betting markets: Toulouse vs Rennes
Full-time result
Toulouse claimed two wins, drew two and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rennes won five, drew zero and lost five of their last 10 games away. Toulouse have not lost to Rennes in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Toulouse only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Rennes got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Toulouse managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Rennes were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Toulouse, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Rennes, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.