LiontipsRennes vs Lyon. Prediction and bets on the French championship
Command Analysis
Current form
Last season, Rennes fell just short of the European Cup zone. Julien Stephan's men were just five points short of making it into the top 8. The team had a very strong season and played attacking football. This is confirmed by the fact that they were able to take fourth place in scoring (53 goals scored).
During the off-season, the hosts played seven friendly matches, winning four, drawing twice and losing once. The team's scoring rate also continues to please, as they failed to score in only one of their ten previous matches.
Injuries and disqualifications
Goalkeeper Dogan Alembar will not be able to take part in the match due to a torn cruciate ligament.
Interesting trends for betting
Rennes have scored at home in 18 consecutive matches
Rennes have scored twice in three of their last five home games
Estimated composition
Mandanda - Assignon, Vu, Ostigard, Seydoux - Matusiwa, Burigo, Camara - Grönbeck, Gouiri, Bla
Current form
Lyon certainly acted strange last season. At the very beginning, the team was even in last place in the league table, then trudged along at the bottom for a long time, but still managed to get going in the second half of the championship and by the end of the season took sixth place in Ligue 1, which allowed them to get into the Europa League.
The team's savior can be called Pierre Saja, who took over the club on November 30 last year and began to lead it out of crisis. Of course, this season, much more successful performances are expected from the "children", especially if compared to the first half of the last game year. Many analysts expect that the guests will fight for a place in the top three.
Injuries and disqualifications
There are currently no injured players on the team.
Interesting trends for betting
Lyon have won two of their last five away games against their upcoming opponents with a score of 1:0
Lyon have scored in eight of their last ten away games
Estimated composition
Lucas Perry - Clinton Mata, Chaleta-Car, Niahate, Abner - Kakere, Matic, Tolisso - Maitland-Niles, Mikautadze, Benrahma
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
The hosts suffered two of their last three home defeats with this score
8.60Bet Lyon to score in the second half
In three of the last six matches the bet came in
1.78Rennes to score in the second half
In two of the last three meetings, Rennes scored in the second 45 minutes
1.70Tip and bets
Both teams are clearly not in top form yet, so in this match we expect a lot of mistakes in their penalty area and at least one goal from both teams. Moreover, such a bet came in five of the six previous matches.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.63
Bet on the outcome
Rennes are the favourites in this encounter, but we would not be so categorical with this assumption. Lyon spent the pre-season with teams more serious than its upcoming counterpart. The results there were not bad, so the "children" are unlikely to suffer a fiasco in this meeting.
Our prediction is Lyon will not lose with odds of 1.61
Bet on corners
If the game is played on a head-to-head basis, as we expect, we will see a lot of corner flag deliveries.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.75
