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Lille vs Rennes Prediction & Betting tips
The ball is rolling again in France! At the start of Ligue 1, Lille against Rennes, the fourth and third of the last season that was canceled prematurely. The mastiffs completed a mixed preparation phase with victories against their Belgian neighbors from Anderlecht and Mouscron as well as bankruptcies against Alkmaar and the champions of the Jupiler League from Bruges.
This week’s dress rehearsal against Stade Brest was also lost 2-1. The early form appears more stable with the upcoming opponent.
Only one of the six preparation games against domestic teams from the first and second division ended in bankruptcy, although this came about in the final friendly against Nice a few days ago. For the match at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy between Lille and Rennes, the forecast includes a maximum of two goals until the final whistle.
Lille:
In Lille this summer, Victor Osimhen, the best striker, had to move to Napoli for the SSC. The attacker had been signed by Charleroi from the Belgian Jupiler League just a year earlier.
Coach Christophe Galtier, who has been doing the job since the end of 2017 and has a respectable win rate of around 48 percent, did not have to grieve for long about this personnel: Jonathan David is the next top entry from Belgium at the three-time champions.
The Canadian was the top scorer in the country’s top division last season and comes from the Buffalo from Ghent. With a transfer fee of 32 million euros, plus any bonuses, it is no less than the most expensive sale in the history of Belgian football. Besides, it is a new high for Lille in terms of a player’s commitment.
Otherwise, the LOSC will primarily rely on their domestic defensive strength in the coming match: Only Reims and Lyon received fewer hits on their own territory in the past season.
Rennes:
Stade achieved the great position last season mainly through a stable defensive line. Especially away from home, she showed herself from her best side: the defensive network conceded only ten goals in 14 guest appearances – the best in Ligue 1!
However, at the same time, the attack was at best average. Because of this combination, the away games in Rennes showed a scoring average of 1.6 – clearly the lowest value in a league-wide comparison. It was evident in the preparatory games that the defense continues to act firmly.
Three of the six games ended with a clean sheet: Among others against league competitors Saint-Etienne and SCO Angers.
In view of this and the similar level of performance of the two teams, the odds for dividing points are also interesting for the encounter between Lille and Rennes. This would be an acceptable result for both sides, which is why an unconditional match plan for victory is not to be expected either with the home side or with the guests.
Especially against the background of the game’s opening character, which certainly means that both teams will initially play in a very controlled manner, because you want to avoid defeat as a false start.
Lille vs Rennes head to head matches
04.02.20 L1 Lille Rennes 1 : 0
22.09.19 L1 Rennes Lille 1 : 1
24.05.19 L1 Rennes Lille 3 : 1
06.02.19 CDF Rennes Lille 2 : 1
11.08.18 L1 Lille Rennes 3 : 1