Ligue 1: Lyon vs Rennes – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 32 match between Lyon and Rennes and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Lyon face Rennes at Groupama Stadium in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Ligue 1 campaign.

Form: Lyon vs Rennes

Lyon Form

Lyon swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 2-0 against Lorient. They went on to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 and made it three on the spin against Auxerre in a 3-2 victory. Lyon won four of their last six Ligue 1 matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.

Rennes Form

Rennes are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Angers got left behind in a 2-1 win, before Strasbourg got hammered in a 0-3 victory. Nantes was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for Rennes. 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 ten.

Betting stats and facts for Lyon and Rennes

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

Players in form: Lyon vs Rennes

He banged in 18 goals so far this season, and Esteban Lepaul also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Lyon.

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Full-time result

Lyon claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Rennes won six, drew zero and lost four of their last 10 games away. Rennes won their last 4 matches.

Both teams to score

Lyon scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Impressively, Rennes scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Rennes have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, Lyon have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Lyon and Rennes when playing at Groupama Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lyon, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Rennes played across all tournaments. They scored 2.3 times on average in the process.