Ligue 1: Lorient vs Rennes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 2 match between Lorient and Rennes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Lorient will look to justify their title credentials this coming Sunday when they take on Rennes for a round 2 match in the Ligue 1.

Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and four places.

Form: Lorient vs Rennes

Lorient Form

Lorient are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against AC Ajaccio by a 2-1 score, before winning 5-1 against Martigues. They were back on the losing side in a 1-0 defeat against Auxerre. Lorient just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Ligue 1 matches at the Stade du Moustoir. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Rennes Form

The results have been up and down for Rennes, who beat Nice by 2-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-2 against Marseille, before claiming a victory in a 1-0 game against Marseille. Rennes won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting facts for Lorient and Rennes

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Lorient and Rennes. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Lorient vs Rennes

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Mohamed Bamba, who is performing well for Lorient. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Ligue 1 outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Rennes.The visitors will be looking to Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga to find the net once again, after managing three Ligue 1 goals for Rennes in recent matches.

Betting markets: Lorient vs Rennes

Full-time result

Lorient won eight of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade du Moustoir. They drew one and lost one as well, while Rennes won five of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost four. Lorient have not lost to Rennes in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Lorient only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Rennes got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Rennes played. Rennes managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Rennes have scored in 3 consecutive league meetings with Lorient.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lorient, who scored an average of two 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 1.6 times goals per game themselves.