Ligue 1: Rennes vs Strasbourg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 round 8 match between Rennes and Strasbourg and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Rennes enjoy home advantage, when visitors Strasbourg swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Ligue 1. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Ranked as number 6 in the Ligue 1 standings, Rennes, have so far collected 13 points this season, while Strasbourg collected seven points. This puts them up as number 14 after seven rounds.

Form: Rennes vs Strasbourg

Rennes Form

In the last three outings, Rennes beat OFI Crete by 2-1, lost 4-3 against Paris FC, before drawing 2-2 with Juventus. Rennes showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Roazhon Park, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 14 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Strasbourg Form

Strasbourg were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Paris FC. Next up, Nice won 2-1, before losing 1-3 against Paris Saint-Germain. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats and facts for Rennes and Strasbourg

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

Players on top: Rennes vs Strasbourg

Giovanni Reyna shows decent form right now for Strasbourg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Rennes, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Esteban Lepaul also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Betting markets: Rennes vs Strasbourg

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Roazhon Park across all tournaments Rennes won six times, drew one and lost three times. Strasbourg claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Rennes have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Amazingly, Strasbourg failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches. Rennes have beaten Strasbourg in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Rennes scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Strasbourg only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Strasbourg games. Rennes will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Strasbourg have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Rennes have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Strasbourg.

Total goals

Rennes saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Strasbourg, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.