Ligue 1: Rennes vs Marseille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 1 match between Rennes and Marseille and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Ligue 1 title favourites Rennes begin their title challenge on Friday in an opening day encounter with Marseille at Roazhon Park.

Form: Rennes vs Marseille

Rennes Form

Rennes are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Toulouse by a 2-1 score, before winning 2-0 against Nice. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-2 against Marseille. Rennes won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Marseille Form

Marseille look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Lille, before downing first Le Havre by 1-3, then Rennes in a 4-2 win. Marseille only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to six.

Betting facts for Rennes and Marseille

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 Rennes and Marseille played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Rennes vs Marseille

Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga has four strikes in six Ligue 1 matches for Rennes, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Marseille. The visitors are looking to Amine Gouiri, who has provided his team with six Ligue 1 goals.

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Full-time result

Rennes claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Marseille won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Marseille remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Rennes scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Marseille got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Marseille games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Rennes managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Marseille kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Rennes have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Marseille.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Rennes, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Marseille, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches. Marseille conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.