Read our prediction for Marseille vs Rennes below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Marseille vs Rennes Prediction & Betting tips
Even before Andre Villas-Boas left, Olympique Marseille was in free fall, which was partly due to internal disagreements among the Phoceens. In the meantime, l’OM opted for an interim solution, but was unable to initiate the desired turnaround.
A few days ago, Jorge Sampaoli, the former Argentine national coach, was introduced as the new trainer for Marseille. Sampaoli will be making his coaching debut on Wednesday evening, when l’OM will meet the guests from Rennes. As the odds comparison of the betting base shows, the Phoceens in the domestic Stade Velodrome are slightly outsiders.
Marseille:
Already at the beginning of the season there were some disagreements between Andre Villas-Boas and the board of Olympique Marseille regarding the squad planning. After a mixed first half of the season, the Portuguese coach wanted to strengthen the winter break, but the board did not meet his wishes. As expected, Villas-Boas resigned a few game days after the start of the second half of the season.
Because no replacement was found at short notice, l’OM relied on Larguet as an interim solution. Under the leadership of the Moroccan there were only two wins for the Phoceens in nine competitive games, most recently Marseille was even eliminated from the French cup competition by a fourth division club.
So it was only a matter of time before the interim coach was replaced. On Wednesday evening, Jorge Sampaoli will be on the Phoceens sidelines for the first time in the home game against Stade Rennes. For the former Argentine national coach, it is only the second coaching station in Europe, before Sampaoli was mainly on the South American continent.
Rennes :
Like Olympique Marseille, Stade Rennes is one of Ligue 1’s problem children. After an impressive start to the 2020/21 season, the black and reds gave way during the first half of the season and also said goodbye to successful coach Julien Stephan. Less than a week ago, Bruno Genesio was introduced as his successor.
Under the leadership of the 54-year-old Frenchman, Rennes wants to end the current form crisis and for the first time since the 20th matchday in Ligue 1 to score three times again. Across all competitions, Stade Rennes not only failed to win eight times in a row, but recently also suffered five defeats in a row.
Nevertheless, an international starting point for Rennes is still within reach. RC Lens, currently fifth in the Ligue 1 table, are just six points away. Should a forecast on the guests come true at Marseille vs. Rennes, the gap can be minimized to three points.
Marseille vs Rennes head to head matches
16.12.20 L1 Rennes Marseille 2 : 1
10.01.20 L1 Rennes Marseille 0 : 1
29.09.19 L1 Marseille Rennes 1 : 1
24.02.19 L1 Rennes Marseille 1 : 1
26.08.18 L1 Marseille Rennes 2 : 2
* Our advice is: Both teams to score / NO
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.73
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!