Ligue 1: Rennes vs Metz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 27 match between Rennes and Metz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Metz come to Roazhon Park for the Ligue 1 match this coming Sunday, Rennes will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 7 in the Ligue 1 standings, Rennes, have so far collected 43 points this season, while Metz collected 13 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 26 rounds.

Form: Rennes vs Metz

Rennes Form

Rennes are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Toulouse by 1-0, before beating Nice by 0-4. The winning streak came to an end against Lille, who ran out 1-2 winners. Rennes won three of their previous six matches at Roazhon Park in the Ligue 1. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.

Metz Form

Metz were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-1 by Brest. Next up, Lens won 3-0, before losing 3-4 against Toulouse. Metz didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Rennes and Metz

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 Metz played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Rennes vs Metz

It has been a great season for Esteban Lepaul so far as he currently has 14 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Rennes hoping he delivers against Metz on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Betting markets: Rennes vs Metz

Full-time result

Rennes won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Roazhon Park. They drew one and lost three as well, while Metz won two of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost seven. Metz lost their last 5 matches.

Both teams to score

Rennes scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Metz only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Rennes probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Sunday, as Metz managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

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 1.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Metz, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves.