Rennes vs Strasbourg Prediction: Rennes have caught a break

Stade Rennes will hope to build on their 2-1 win over Panathinaikos in the Europa League during midweek. They need a win in the league after losing their last 2 games in a row. Rennes face Strasbourg, who are also in a poor run at the moment. Strasbourg have failed to win their last 4 games in all competitions. Their most recent defeat was against Lorient and now they are desperate to get a win here. 

Rennes looked different in their 2-1 win over Panathinaikos. Now they are expected to carry on that form into this league game against Strasbourg. Amine Gouiri and Arnaud Kalimuendo were both on target in both halves in the game against Panathinaikos.

So far in the league, Rennes have won 2 games, then they drew 5 games and lost 2. They have a total of 9 points and are ranked 11th on the table. Currently, Rennes lost their last 2 league games against PSG and Lorient.

Rennes will be hoping for a positive result when Strasbourg comes visiting this weekend. They have not been the perfect team while playing at home this season, as they have won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1 game at home this season.

• Without a clean sheet in 5 games.
• More than 2.5 goals in 4/5 games.
• Both teams scoring in 4/5 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 games.

Strasbourg are on a poor run of 4 defeats in all competitions. Despite having more wins than Rennes, they are 4 places lower than them on the league table. Strasbourg have won 3 games this season, then they drew 1 game and lost 5 games. They have a total of 10 points and are ranked 13th on the league table.

Strasbourg will need a Miracle to turn this around as their stats coming into this game are horrible. Their last game against PSG ended in a 3-0 defeat and they offered no challenge to the Parisians in that game.

Strasbourg have won just 1 away game this season and they lost the remaining 3 games. And playing away from home against Rennes have been difficult for Strasbourg, as they have lost their last 3 meetings at Roazhon Park.

• Losses in 4 games.
• Without a clean sheet in 4 games.
• First to concede in 6/7 games.
• First half loser in 5/7 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 games.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 8/9 games.

Rennes and Strasbourg played 20 matches against each other in the past. Rennes won 12 of matches and Strasbourg won 6 matches, while 2 matches ended in a draw.

• Strasbourg are without a clean sheet in 12 matches.
• Rennes scored first in 8/10 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 6/6 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 matches.

Rennes showed glimpses of improvement in their game against Panathinaikos which indicates there's a hope that the team will begin to win games. Rennes facing Strasbourg at the moment, is an easy 3 points that they need at the moment and I expect them to take their chances. Strasbourg are yet to put together a working formula despite organizing a friendly game 2 weeks ago. They lost that friendly by the way and the team has lost confidence already. I reckon Rennes will pull off a win against Strasbourg here.

• Rennes Win FT at 1.626 Odds
• Both Teams to Score - No at 1.91 Odds
• Correct Score 1-0 at 7.00.Odds