Stade Brest vs Stade Rennais Prediction: A tough encounter with goals from both teams

Stade Brest were hoping to have a 100% start to the campaign but they had their first defeat in their last game against Olympique Marseille. They have picked up 2 wins and 1 defeat in their opening 3 games and there is every reason for this side to feel hopeful despite the defeat to Marseille. In this game, Stade Brest will try to bounce back and grab win number 3 of the season.

Stade Rennais are coming into this game as visitors and underdogs considering the form of the home side. Rennais have not lost a game this season but they have won just once and that was their opening game against Metz. Rennais will be hoping they can grab their second win of the season in difficult terrain.

Stade Brest's start to the campaign have been good and they are playing very good football at the moment and there is a growing belief that they can see off a challenge from Rennais here. They won their opening game by beating RC Lens 3-2 at home, then they defeated Le Havre 2-1 away from home before falling to a 2-0 defeat to Olympique Marseille away from home in their last game.

In the defeat to Marseille, Stade Brest conceded an early goal as Chancel Mbemba scored Marseille’s opening goal in just 4 minutes. Brest struggled to get back into the game and they failed to find the back of the net until the first half ended. And in the 65th minute, Marseille moved even further into the lead, with Ismaila Sarr scoring their second goal and it was all but over for Stade Brest as they could make no impact on the game until the end. According to the statistics, Stade Brest were the better side having 56% possession, 7 shots on target and 10 corner kicks in that game.

Stade Brest are 4th on the Ligue 1 table, having 6 points from 3 matches. They had 2 wins, 0 draw and 1 defeat and a goal aggregate of 5:5.

Streaks: Without a clean sheet (4), less than 4.5 cards (9/9).

Stade Rennais are tough opponents for the home side and they look ready for their first meeting of the season as they travel to the Stade Francis-Le Ble. Stade Rennais' start to the season has not been perfect but they are playing well and there is room for improvement for this side. Rennais started their campaign with a 5-1 win over Metz at home, before playing a draw against RC Lens away from home and then in their last game they played a 2-2 draw against Le Havre at home.

In the game against Le Havre, Rennes got off to a bright start with Ludovic Blas scoring their first goal in the 10th minute and Christopher Wooh scoring the second in the 24th minute. Le Havre got a goal back in the 40th minute through Nabil Alioui. And in the second half, Le Havre had a player sent off for a foul and Rennais looked set to capitalize, but it was Le Havre who scored the next goal through Nabil Alioui in the 70th minute. Stade Rennais tried to get back in the lead against 10-men Le Havre but they failed and the game ended in a draw. According to stats, Rennais had 61% possession, 8 shots on target and 5 corner kicks in the game.

Rennais are 6th on the table, with 5 points from 3 games. They had 1 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats with a goal aggregate of 8:4.

Streaks: no losses (3), without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (5/6), both teams scoring (5/6), first to score (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (7/8).

The head to head record shows both teams have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Stade Rennais won 12 matches, while Stade Brest won 3 matches and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Stade Rennais have won the last 5 matches against Stade Brest
• Stade Rennais have not lost the last 11 matches against Stade Brest
• Stade Brest are without a clean sheet in the last 9 matches against Stade Rennais
• Both teams scored in 7/9 matches.
• Stade Rennais scored first in 6/6 matches.
• Stade Rennais won the first half in 4/5 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 4/5 matches.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/7 matches.

Stade Brest have scored 5 goals and conceded 5 in 3 Ligue 1 matches this season. Analysis showed, they scored an average of 1.7 goals per game and they had a 12% goal conversion rate. It also showed they created an average of 3.3 big chances per game and missed an average of 2.3 chances per game. They also played an average of 14.3 shots per game and had an average of 6.7 on target per game. Their average ball possession was 49.3% and they played an average of 6.3 corners per game. Defensively, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per game and have kept 0 clean sheets.

Stade Rennais have scored 8 goals and conceded 4 in 3 Ligue 1 matches this season. Analysis showed, they scored an average of 2.7 goals per game and they had a 13% goal conversion rate. It also showed they created an average of 4.0 big chances per game and missed an average of 2.3 chances per game. They also played an average of 20.3 shots per game and had an average of 9.0 on target per game. Their average ball possession was 60.3% and they played an average of 3.3 corners per game. Defensively, they conceded an average of 1.3 goals per game and have kept 0 clean sheets.

• Both Teams to Score at 1.65 Odds
• More than 9.5 Corners at 1.85 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.80 Odds