Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 34 match between Marseille and Rennes and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Marseille appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Rennes in round 34 of the Ligue 1 season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stade Orange Velodrome on Saturday.
Marseille approach the next Ligue 1 round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 62 points this season so far. With 33 games behind them, Rennes amassed 41 points, placing them as number 11 before their next fixture.
Form: Marseille vs Rennes
Marseille Form
Marseille are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Brest 4-1, and then drawing 1-1 with Lille. They were back as winners when they defeated Le Havre 1-3. Marseille won five of their last six Ligue 1 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome, scoring 19 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Rennes Form
Rennes collected one win from their last three matches, as Lyon won by 4-1. Toulouse were too strong as well, winning 2-1, before Rennes won 2-0 against Nice. Rennes won three of a possible six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding eight times.
Betting facts for Marseille 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 Marseille and Rennes played across all tournaments.
- Marseille have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Marseille have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Ligue 1 and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 3 Marseille home matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Marseille have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 3 Marseille home matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Rennes matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Rennes matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Rennes away matches in the Ligue 1, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Rennes away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Rennes matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Marseille vs Rennes
Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga scored four goals in six Ligue 1 games for Rennes. This took his total for the season up to 17 goals scored in Ligue 1. Amine Gouiri is the man to point out for the home side, scoring six times in six Ligue 1 outings.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Stade Orange Velodrome across all tournaments Marseille won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Rennes claimed four wins, zero draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Marseille have not lost to Rennes in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Marseille scored first in six of their last ten home games. Rennes scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Marseille games Rennes managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Marseille have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Rennes.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Marseille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Rennes, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Marseille failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
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