Strasbourg vs Stade Rennes Prediction: Don't Underestimate Strasbourg.

Strasbourg and Stade Rennes play against each other in the 27th round of the Ligue 1. The game will take place at the Stade de la Meinau.

Strasbourg's last 5 league results were: LLDLW, while Stade Rennes last 5 league results were: WDLDW.

Stade Rennes are ranked 8th with 39 points in 26 matches, while Strasbourg are ranked 12th with 29 points in 26 matches.

Strasbourg

The relegation battle is growing tighter and Strasbourg are on the verge of getting caught in that battle. They painfully ended an 8-match winless run in their last game by beating Nantes away from home.

Strasbourg beat Nantes 3-1 in that game. Kevin Gameiro gave Strasbourg an early lead in just 3 minutes and Nantes found the equalizer in the 39th minute. But the game finally opened up after the hour mark and Emanuel Emegha scored a brace in the 62nd and 78th minute. Strasbourg held on and won at the end. According to the stats, Strasbourg had just 36% possession, 6 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and had 1 counter attack.

Strasbourg are lucky to be outside the relegation zone but that luck is gradually running out unless they somehow start to win games.

Stade Rennes

Rennes were relieved by the result of their last game against Olympique Marseille. They got a well fought victory over a resurgent Olympique Marseille side. Prior to the game, they were without a win in 3 league games.

Stade Rennes hope to build from the 2-0 win over Olympique Marseille. In the game, Martin Terrier gave Rennes the lead in the 21st minute and then Benjamin's Bourigeaud scored the second goal from the spot in the 77th minute. According to the stats, Stade Rennes had 43% possession, 4 shots on target and 4 corner kicks. They also created 3 big chances and missed 1.

Stade Rennes must be beaming with confidence after beating Olympique Marseille. But it's still not safe to believe they are out of the woods just yet. They will need to maintain the same levels against a desperate Strasbourg team.

Head to Head

According to the h2h, In the last 20 meetings between Rennes and Strasbourg, Rennes won 12 matches while Strasbourg won 5 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Stade Rennes are obvious favorites for obvious reasons. But there's still a risk they might slump back into their struggles despite the win over Olympique Marseille. Strasbourg are also quite unpredictable especially on their home ground.

The h2h streak shows Rennes are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings with Strasbourg. Strasbourg are without a clean sheet in the last 11 and Rennes scored first in 5 of the last 6 meetings. There were less than 10.5 corners in 6 of the last 8 meetings.

• Both Teams to Score at 1.68 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.68 Odds
• Draw FT at 3.50 Odds