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Chelsea vs Rennes Prediction & Betting tips
The French first division club Stade Rennes benefited significantly from the cancellation of Ligue 1 in the 2019/20 season. At the time of the cancellation, the north-west French were in third place and thus secured the ticket for the group stage of the premier class. The team from Brittany is the eleventh French club to take part in the Champions League group stage.
There “Les Rouge et Noir” are anything but a favorite in Group E. Accordingly, in the run-up to the encounter between Chelsea and Rennes, the bookmakers’ odds clearly turn towards the blues, as the odds comparison of the betting base shows.
After all, Chelsea is an internationally highly decorated club that won the premier class in 2012 as the only London club to date. Frank Lampard’s team started with four out of six possible points and so far have not conceded a goal in Group E.
With this in mind, it makes sense in our eyes to tip Chelsea against Rennes on the next clear victory for the Blues. Further assessments and recommendations for the premier class are available in the “Champions League betting tips” category.
Chelsea:
While many clubs in the Premier League largely kept their feet still on the transfer market due to the global crisis, those in charge at Chelsea FC made quite a few heavy weights.
With Kai Havertz and Timo Werner, the Londoners signed two German national players from the Bundesliga. But also Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech and keeper Edouard Mendy from today’s opponent Stade Rennes were dearly for the Blues, who invested a total of 250 million euros.
This means that the fourth of the preseason is pushing for a further establishment in the top 4 in the Premier League.
From there, an attack towards the championship should perhaps take place again. On the other hand, Chelsea also wants to build on the great successes of the last decade internationally.
In any case, a crash like the 1: 7 against Bayern in the round of 16 of the 2019/20 season should not be repeated, for which the start can currently be described as quite successful. Frank Lampard’s men didn’t get beyond a goalless draw against Sevilla FC, but they made it 4-0 at Krasnodar. Two games, four points and no goal conceded mean that the Blues are currently leading the table in Group E.
Accordingly, the Londoners go into the home game against the French debutants highly favored.
The British, who have only lost one of their seven season games so far in the Premier League, are also right. In international home games against representatives of Ligue 1 there was only one defeat in nine games (five wins, three draws).
Rennes:
Like all relatively small clubs that achieved a rather surprising success, Stade Rennes also had to deal with some desires in the summer. In addition to Edouard Mendy, who moved to today’s opponent from London, three other top performers left the club: Rapinha, Laurienté and Doumbia.
In Ligue 1, the players from Brittany finally came third after nine match days with five wins and only one defeat. The traditional club is currently about to establish itself in top French football.
So it would be just right for the men of successful coach Julien Stéphan if perhaps even a winter in the premier class could be forced. At the Champions League premiere against Krasnodar, however, there was only a 1-1 draw before the match in Seville was lost 0-1. In the end, in particular, “Les Rennais” still have to improve. They finally scored their only goal from a penalty.
Against this background, it seems coherent to place the tip on a zero victory for the Londoners at Chelsea against Rennes, although the north-west French showed themselves to be quite scoring at least in Ligue 1. The 18 hits correspond to the second best league value.
The international balance sheet, however, reads far less positively. There are currently five consecutive away defeats in UEFA competitions. The only two trips to England meanwhile ended quite clearly with defeats and a total of 0: 4 goals.