Olympique Marseille vs Stade Rennes Prediction: A Bore Draw

It's not looking for Olympique Marseille after a few weeks of poor results. They are a team with huge expectations of qualifying for European football and at the moment they are far away from fulfilling that goal. Marseille have failed to hit their stride in the last 4 league games in a row and they prepare to take on Stade Rennes as they hope to return to winning ways.

 Stade Rennes have also had lengthy periods of struggles until their 3-1 win over Stade Reims last weekend. Now they are on the road to face Marseille and they hope to continue to fight for all 3 points. At the moment, both clubs are around mid-table and they are eager to change their positions as soon as possible.

Olympique Marseille

Marseille have been absolutely shocking in recent times after pulling off poor performances consistently. They have recorded just 1 win in their last 9 league games and in their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

 Last weekend they were able to hold Strasbourg to a 1-1 draw at the Stade de la Meinau. They were abysmal in that game, conceding a goal in just 6 minutes. They managed to get back level through Jonathan Clauss in the 27th minute, but the game stayed as a draw until the final whistle. They managed to take 60% possession, while they had 3 shots on target and 11 corner kicks.

 At the moment, Olympique Marseille are ranked 12th on the league table, with 14 points from 3 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats ini 12 matches.

 Marsiellle will hope to apply the advantage in their favor in this game. Last season they played 3 matches against Stade Rennes and they won 2 of the 3 and drew the other one. Marseille also have a strong record against Rennes at the Orange Velodrome, as they have not lost to Rennes on that ground since 2017.

Stade Rennes

At the moment another win will be crucial for Stade Rennes. Despite their 3-1 win over Reims last weekend, they are still far from an ideal team considering their results in the last couple of weeks. The win over Reims, was Rennes’ first win in their last 6 matches. During that period, they had 4 defeats and 1 draw before the win.

 Rennes found a way to end their poor run when Stade Reims visited Razhon park last weekend. Amine Gouiri opened the scoring for Rennes in 4 minutes and then they lost it to an equalizer in the 46th minute. And in the second half, they got off to a bright start and they got two extra goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud and Arthur Theate in the 46th and 66th minutes respectively.

 Stade Rennes are in 10th place on the league table right now. They have a total of 15 points from 3 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats in 13 matches.

 Rennes will be visiting the Orange Velodrome for the first time this season. Last season, they played a 1-1 draw in this fixture and then lost 1-0 on the same ground in the Coup de France.

Head to Head

According to the head-to-head record, both clubs have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Marseille have 8 wins, while Stade Rennes have 7 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

With the current form of the teams, it would be extreme to place expectations on either side. Rennes are without a clean sheet in their last 10 matches and 5 of the last 6 matches that Marseille have played ended with less than 2.5 goals.

And notably, in their last 6 matches against each other, they have scored less than 2.5 goals. There is a confident indication that the game might end with a very few goals.

• Home Win or Draw and Under 3.5 Goals 1.82 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.97 Odds
• Correct Score 1:1 at 6.50 Odds on Bet365