Nantes vs Stade Rennes Prediction: Nantes have both psychological and home advantage

Nantes are back playing at home in game week 30. Their next opponent is Stade Rennes and the game will be played at the Stade de la Beaujoire. Nantes have suffered inconsistent results but they managed to secure a win in their last game and they hope to build on that in this coming game. While Rennes have lost their last 4 games in all competitions. Hence a win is very crucial for both clubs.

Nantes' last 5 league games ended in 2 wins and 3 losses while Rennes had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. 

According to the table, Nantes are ranked 14th with 31 points while Rennes are ranked 10th with 39 points.

Nantes

Nantes are only just outside the relegation zone after their last win and the pressure is on for them to continue picking up points. Nantes had been on a poor run for some time and their results showed they had 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 league games. But They had a good game last weekend as they beat Le Havre away from home. 

Nantes and Le Havre ended in a 1-0 win for Nantes at full time. The game stayed scoreless until the 93rd minute, when Abdoul Kader Bamba snatched the winner. It was all over for Le Havre and Nantes won the game at the end. According to stats, Nantes had 56% possession, 4 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. They also created 1 big chance but failed to convert. 

Nantes are still yet to look convincing and worthy of another win but they are expected to use the win as a morale booster ahead of the upcoming game. 

Stade Rennes

Stade Rennes have gone from bad to worse after losing their last 3 games in the Ligue 1 and last 4 in all competitions. They are just around mid-table presently but the chances of dropping further down is even more liklier than ever.

Rennes lost their last game against Toulouse at home and the game ended 2-1. Desire Doue opened the scoring in the 20th minute to put Rennes ahead, but they conceded the equalizer in the 22nd minute. And finally 10 minutes later, they were behind. They trailed into the break and the scoreline remained unchanged in the 2nd half until the end. According to stats, Rennes had 55% possession, 4 shots on target and 8 corner kicks. They also failed to create a single big chance throughout the game.

It's hard to see Rennes playing any better in this upcoming game. The team is just down psychologically at the moment.

Head to Head

The last 20 meetings between Nantes and Stade Rennes ended in 13 wins for Rennes, 2 wins for Nantes and 5 draws.

Analysis and Predictions

Nantes seem to have the psychological advantage and home advantage in the upcoming game while Stade Rennes have neither. Sometimes the advantage is not enough, but it's safer to stand behind the team with such an advantage. 

According to the h2h, Rennes have won the last 4 meetings while Nantes are without a clean sheet in the last 7 meetings. Nantes scored first in the last 7 meetings and there were less than 10.5 corners in 9 of the last 10 meetings.

• 3 Way Total Corners Under 10 Corners at 1.86 Odds
• Both Teams to Score-No at 1.928 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.72 Odds