Marseille vs Rennes – Fans of Marseille will be hoping for a repeat of their most recent victory over FC Lorient, which they won 3-1 in Ligue 1.
Marseille possessed 69% of the game’s possession and 3 out of 15 shot attempts that were successful. Jordan Veretout (59′), Alexis Sánchez (53′), and Sead Kolainac (38′) scored the goals for Marseille. Three of Lorient’s nine attempts at goal were successful. FC Lorient’s goal was scored by Terem Moffi (29′).
In their last six games, Marseille have scored 18 goals past their opponents, displaying a potent attacking record recently.
Marseille has also experienced a total of five goals scored against them in those encounters. Of course, there is no guarantee that this pattern will continue throughout the game.
Going into this matchup, Rennes is coming off a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1. Rennes had 35% of the possession in that game and only 1 of their 8 shots on goal were successful.
Hamari Traoré scored for Rennes in the 65th second. On the other hand, Paris Saint-Germain made 8 attempts at goal, none of which was successful.
The statistics speak for themselves; in 5 of their most recent 6 games, Rennes have allowed goals, allowing their opponents to score a total of 8 goals against them. Rennes can surely make improvements in their defense.
Marseille vs Rennes – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matchups dating back to 10/01/2020, we can see that Marseille has won 3 of them and Rennes has won 2, with 1 match being drawn.
The two teams combined to score 11 goals in these games, with Les Olympiens scoring 6 and Rennes scoring 5. This results in an average of 1.83 goals scored per game.
The final league meeting between these teams occurred on Ligue 1 Match Day 8 on September 18, 2022, with the final score being Marseille 1, Rennes.
At that point, Marseille had 59% of the possession and only 1 of its 15 shots on goal were successful. Mattéo Guendouzi was the only member of their team to register a goal (Own goal, 25′).
Rennes, their adversaries, had 12 attempts at goal with none of them being successful. Benoît Bastien served as the official.
Rennes will need to play well if they hope to score against Marseille, who we predict will score and maintain their lead.
What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, backing Marseille can be had for 2.25, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.44 and betting on the winner to be Rennes gets you 3.14. These are the most competitive prices available at present.
Marseille vs Rennes – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home to Win
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