Rennes vs Lens – After defeating Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 in Ligue 1, Rennes will be looking for a repetition of that performance. Rennes had 40% of the control in that game and 3 of their 10 shots on goal were successful.
Karl Toko Ekambi (45′) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (48′) scored goals for Rennes. Paris Saint-Germain’s adversaries had 16 shots on goal, with 7 of them being successful.
The high percentage of scores with a nil in them is a recurring feature of more recent Rennes events. A wager on “Both Teams to Score” would have lost in 5 of their previous 6 games prior to this one.
Prior to this encounter, Rennes had lost their previous five league games to RC Lens. In their most recent match, RC Lens defeated Angers SCO by a score of 3-0 in Ligue 1.
In that game, RC Lens had 46% of the control and attempted 12 goals, scoring six of them. Seko Fofana and Los Openda scored goals for RC Lens (26′, 30′, and 46′). Angers made 3 efforts at goal against them, scoring 1 of them.
13 goals have been scored by RC Lens in their last six meetings. In every single one of those matches, RC Lens also recorded a goal.
They have had 5 goals tallied against them during that time. We’ll just have to wait and see if that trend continues in this next game because no two games are ever the same.
When playing Rennes away from home in the previous two league games, RC Lens has not lost, according to the pre-match statistics. In their previous two road league games, they are unbeaten.
Rennes vs Lens – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to 28/02/2015, Rennes has won one, RC Lens three, and there have been two ties.
The two teams united to score 9 goals during this time, with 3 goals coming from Rennes and 6 from Les Artésiens. This results in an average of 1.5 goals being scored per contest.
The latest league matchup between these clubs took place on Match Day 4 of Ligue 1 on August 27, 2022, and was won by RC Lens 2-1 over Rennes.
On that particular day, RC Lens had 51% of the control and 4 of their 17 shots on goal were successful. Seko Fofana (66′) and Los Openda (70′) got the goals.
Rennes had 12 attempts on goal with 6 of them being on target at the other end. The goal was scored by Gatan Laborde (91′). Jérôme Brisard served as the umpire for the game.
The players Steve Mandanda, Djed Spence, Christopher Wooh, Arthur Theate, Adrien Truffert, Desire Doue, Lesley Ugochukwu, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Karl Toko Ekambi, Arnaud Kalimuendo, and Amine Gouiri are anticipated to line up for Rennes in a 4-4-2 configuration this time.
A lot of the players for RC Lens are injured, according to manager Franck Haise. The following players cannot be taken into consideration: Yaya Fofana (Shoulder Injury), Jimmy Cabot (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Mamadou Camara (Surgery), and Wuilker Fariez (Cruciate Ligament Rupture).
We suspect Les Artésiens will open the match with Brice Samba, P. Frankowski, Jonathan Gradit, Kevin Danso, Salis Abdul Samed, Seko Fofana, Florian Sotoca, Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini, and Los Openda in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Goals may be difficult to come by because we have a tendency to believe that RC Lens and Rennes won’t have much of a gap between them.
What are the top odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the full-time result market, a win for Rennes can be had for 2.6, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.42 and staking on the winning team to be RC Lens comes in at 2.75. Those are the best market prices on offer at present.
Rennes vs Lens – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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