Reims vs. Rennes: French Championship Match Prediction
One of the last pairs to play in the 3rd round of the French Ligue 1 on the first day of autumn will be Reims and Rennes. Will the hosts be able to win their first victory of the new season on September 1? - the answer is in our betting tip. Which event should you take for a bet?

Command Analysis

Reims

Current form
Reims completely failed in the first round. In the 15th minute, Kone received a red card and they couldn’t find a balance in the game playing with nine men. As a result: a 0:2 defeat to Lille.
In the second round, the hosts of the upcoming match also surprised, but this time by taking points away from home in a match against Marseille (2:2). Moreover, the team was leading until the 71st minute, but they were unable to maintain the winning result. Now, of course, the football players want to win, but it will not be easy to do so against the upcoming opponent even on their home field.
Disqualifications and injuries
Amadou Kone is suspended and will not take part in the match.
Interesting trends for betting
Reims have won their last two home matches against their upcoming opponents
The hosts have conceded goals in five matches in a row
Estimated composition
Diouf - Sangi, Okumu, Agbadu, Akieme - Munetsi, Atangana, Fofana - Junya, Diakite, Nakamura

Rennes

Current form
Rennes made a phenomenal start to the new season, beating Lyon 3-0 at home in the first round. The happiness was short-lived, as they were defeated by Strasbourg 1-3 in the second match. As you can see, both matches involving this team were spectacular, although completely different from each other. In defense of the visitors to the upcoming match, it can be said that they were not at all inferior to their opponents in the second round, statistically speaking. It seems that fortune simply turned its back on them that evening.
Disqualifications and injuries
Alemdar will not appear on the field due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
Rennes have conceded in their last five away games
It's impossible to win four games in a row away from home
Estimated composition
Mandanda - Assignon, Ostigard, Vu, Seydoux - Camara, Matusiwa, Truffer - Grönbeck - Bla, Gouiri
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
Three of the last five away defeats the visitors suffered were by minimal scores
8.40Rennes to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches the stava entered
1.74Reims to score in the second half
Reims have scored in the second 45 minutes in three of their last four matches
1.77Tip and bets
Both teams are not ideal in their penalty area. Based on this, as well as on the statistics of head-to-head encounters, where both teams scored in four of the last five matches, we come to the conclusion that both opponents will be able to score here as well.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.64
Bet on the outcome
Bookmakers have the hosts as underdogs. Frankly, we don't understand why. They play no worse in the first rounds. We believe that home walls will give them confidence and Reims will be able to win.
Our prediction is a victory for Reims with odds of 2.90
Bet on corners
Based on all of the above, we come to the conclusion that the match will not be boring and in addition to a considerable number of goals, the opponents will delight us with abundant serves from the corner flag.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.81