LiontipsRennes vs Marseille. Prediction and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Rennes keep fighting for the European places in Ligue 1. Club is currently at the 5th position, four points behind 4th-placed Lens. But the Red-Blacks are also chased by Lille and Nice, who have Top-5 ambitions. Bruno Genesio's men need to maintain the winning form in order to keep a Top-5 spot.
Team recently suffered defeats to Lille and Toulouse by the same score of 1:3. After that, Rennes secured two clean sheet victories - over Nantes (1:0) and Clermont (2:0). But these opponents were weaker than the Red-Blacks, now Genesio's men are about to face the 2nd-placed Marseille.
Marseille are enjoying a great season. Team is currently at the 2nd position, eight points away from the leading PSG. Parisians recently had just a five-point lead, but PSG managed to beat Marseille by a 3:0 score on Matchday 25, extending the gap to eight. It was a second defeat in four matches for Marseille. Igor Tudor's men also lost to Nice (1:3). Now the White-Blues are just two points ahead of 3rd and 4th places.
Marseille also suffered an unexpected defeat in Coupe de France. A game against Ligue 2 side Annecy went to a penalty shoot-out, which was lost by the favourite.
Trends
Ставка Draw in the first half
Rennes didn't lose the first half in three latest matches
Ставка Correct score 2:3
Two of three latest matches of Marseille finished by a 3:2 score
Ставка Both teams to score
This bet played in three of five latest matches of Marseille
Tip and bets
We are expecting a high-scoring game here. Marseille will try to finally get a win after an embarassing loss to PSG and elimination from Coupe de France. But Rennes also need a victory to stay in Top-5, so the Red-Blacks won't pick a defensive approach.
Our prediction - total over 2.5 goals
However, we offer to place a bet on the visitors here. Rennes had better results than Marseille in recent matches, but we shouldn't forget that the Red-Blacks had weaker opponents. The White-Blues are also more successful in head-to-head matches - Marseille won three of five latest encounters.
Our second bet is on Marseille to win
