Europa League: Rennes vs Villarreal – Betting preview

Ace Football team offers the Europa League round 6 match preview for Rennes and Villarreal who meet up on Thursday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Round 6 of the Europa League season sees Group F leaders Rennes aiming to defend their top position against their closest rival Villarreal in the most exciting encounter this coming Thursday.

Rennes are number 1 in the Group F table with 12 points after five matches. Villarreal rank as number 2 with ten points after five matches played.

Team form: Rennes vs Villarreal

Rennes Form

Rennes managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-3 victory against Maccabi Haifa. They went on to lose 2-0 against Marseille, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Monaco. In their last six Europa League home matches, Rennes have three wins, while they’ve drawn three and remained without defeat. They scored 17 and conceded 11 goals.

Villarreal Form

Villarreal are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Sevilla and a 0-0 draw with Maccabi Haifa. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-3 at the hands of Real Sociedad. Villarreal came through their last six away games in the Europa League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored seven and conceded three.

Betting facts for Rennes and Villarreal

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Rennes and Villarreal played across all competitions.

Players to watch: Rennes vs Villarreal

Ludovic Blas managed to hit the target twice recently for Rennes, while Alexander Soerloth has added two strikes in the Europa League for Villarreal in his last three outings.

Popular markets: Rennes vs Villarreal

Full-time result

Rennes claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing three. Villarreal won four of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost three of these matches.

Both teams to score

Rennes scored first in six of their last ten home games. Villarreal got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four away games Villarreal played. While Rennes managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Villarreal kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

In Rennes’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in six of them. They managed to average 1.4 goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Villarreal played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals themselves during this run.

Betting tip: Rennes vs Villarreal

To summarize, the upcoming Europa League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Rennes vs Villarreal mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Rennes vs Villarreal: Who wins the game?