Nice vs Stade Rennais Prediction: A followup is most difficult

Nice are back in action playing at home against Stade Rennais. Last weekend, they were on the road against Troyes and they won by a narrow 1-0 scoreline to secure all 3 points. Stade Rennais on the other hand were big winners last weekend after trashing Angers 4-2 at home. Nice still sits at 9th spot on the league table with only a point less than Clermont Foot in 8th. Stade Rennais are 6th and are 3 points away from Conference League spot, so they need to keep picking up points if they want to participate in the European competition next season.

Nice have been in very poor form prior to their last game. Before that game, they were winless in 7 matches in all competitions. In their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Overall this season in the Ligue 1, Nice has 12 wins, 12 draws and 9 defeats in 33 matches. They are currently in 9th position on the table, with a total of 46 points and their goal ratio is 40:31.

Nice grabbed the all important 1-0 win against Troyes last weekend. The first goal came really early in the match and Hicham Boudaoui got Nice ahead just 2 minutes into the game. The game dragged on, but the scoreline remained that way until the final whistle. Nice were the better side according to statistics as they had 64% possession, 13 shots on target and 14 corner kicks in that game.

Team streak: less than 2.5 goals (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (9/10).

Stade Rennais are gunning for the Conference League and they are within range to get there. However, they are going to need more improved statistics to get there. Stade Rennais have 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches. Overall in the league, they have 17 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats from 33 matches. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with 56 points and a goal ratio of 55:36.

Stade Rennais were in great spirits last weekend as they beat Angers 4-2 at home. The game produced 4 goals in the first half alone. Angers opened scoring from the penalty spot in the 19th minute through Nabil Benaleb and Stade Rennais got two quick goals through Amine Gouiri and Cedric Houtondji (own goal) in the 25th and 35th minute. Angers chased an equalizer and got it in the 42nd minute through Ibrahim Niane. And in the second half, Stade Rennais showed their class and got ahead as Jeremy Doku scored a double in the 54th and 84th minutes to seal the victory for the home side. Rennais had 64% possession, 4 shots on target and 7 corner kicks.

Team streak: less than 4.5 cards (8/9), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Nice and Stade Rennais are two very familiar opponents as they have met each other 20 times before now. Nice leads with 9 wins, while Stade Rennais have 5 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Nice are without a clean sheet in 8 meetings.
• Rennais are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 7/8 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 6/7 meetings.

• Nice (4-3-3): Kasper Schmeichel, Melvin Bard, Dante, Pablo Rosario, Jordan Lotomba, Khephren Thuram, Hicham Boudaoui, Aaron Ramsey, Gaetan Laborde, Terem Moffi, Badredine Bouanani.
• Rennais (4-1-4-1): Steve Mandanda, Hamari Traore, Christopher Wooh, Arthur Theate, Birger Meling, Baptiste Santamaria, Jeremy Doku, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Flavien Tait, Amine Gouiri, Arnaud Kalimuendo.

Analysis of Nice shows they have scored 40 goals and conceded 31 in 33 matches. They score an average of 1.2 goals per game with a conversion rate of 9%. They create an average of 2.0 chances per game and miss an average of 1.3 goals per game. They take an average of 13.2 shots per game and an average of 4.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.1 corner kicks per game and concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. They have also kept 10 clean sheets.

Analysis of Stade Rennais shows they have scored 55 goals and conceded 36 in 33 matches. They score an average of 1.7 goals per game with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 2.5 chances per game and miss an average of 1.4 goals per game. They take an average of 13.7 shots per game and an average of 5.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.3 corner kicks per game and concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. They have also kept 10 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we suggest:

• Bet on Away Over 0.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-1 at 7 Odds