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Rennes vs Paris SG Prediction & Betting tips
Cup competitions are often difficult to assess, especially in leagues where there are several. This applies in Europe to France and England in the first place. On the island, the focus is clearly on the FA Cup, in the League Cup, however, many teams often spare their players. The situation is similar in France, where even the League Cup does not enjoy the highest reputation. Logically, surprises are also possible there more often. In the Coupe de France, however, the top teams do not want to burn anything and the coaches usually send their top-team to the pitch. If this is likely to be the case with Paris St. Germain on Sunday, Stade Rennes’ opponent will find it hard to reach the next round. Already in the league the capital club won just under three weeks ago with 4: 1 in Rennes, in the cup, the troupe of Unai Emery wants the chance to take a title for sure. Another victory for Paris is to be expected and the betting odds give an idea of how clearly the favorite role is distributed in favor of the guests.
In order to get a little more value in a tip, we do not bet on the outcome of the game but on the number of goals. The past victories of PSG have always been very clear with many own hits. However, they also conceded a goal in the last six games, which is why at least four goals are not unlikely. On Sunday at 20:00 clock this encounter is the last of a total of 13 cup games kicked off.
Rennes :
Stade Rennes was really looking forward to the highlight against Paris St. Germain a few weeks ago. The hosts were in a strong shape at home, having won five games in a row, including a cup match against Olympique Marseille. In addition, Paris showed away in this phase, some weaknesses (defeats in Munich and Strasbourg), which is why the underdog calculated quite chances to land a point win. However, instead of a holiday for Rennes, the game developed into a true show of power of the leader of the Ligue 1.
With 4: 1 PSG sat down after 90 minutes and earned Rennes showed the borders on. After that, the table was then also subject at the AS Monaco and the euphoria has dropped a bit. The anticipation of the second meeting with Paris is nowhere near as great. It will be interesting to see if coach Sabri Lamouchi sends his top-team on the pitch again or if he prefers to give some stars a breather for the league matches in view of the small chance of progress. Normally every player wants to play against the Nobel Club from France, even though the prospects are usually not very good.
Paris SG:
We have often reported this season on the exceptionally good form of Paris Saint Germain. Who believed that the team is now breaking in after the defeats in the Champions League in Munich and the sensational bankruptcy in Strasbourg, was deceived. The charges of Unai Emery showed a defiance reaction and recently won very clearly against Lille, Strasbourg, Rennes and Caen. The offensive against Mbappe, Neymar and Cavani has always struck at least three times in all four games. But you also have to mention the fact that Paris never played to zero.
The 2-0 win against Troyes at the end of November was the last encounter in which Keeper Areola kept his box clean, since the opponents of Paris managed at least one goal six times in a row. Rennes also scored once in the league game and even missed the chance to score a second goal. If these deficits on the defensive are not turned off, then the home side will come on Sunday again to their chances and Paris needs then all the more own goals to move safely into the next round.
Rennes vs Paris SG head to head matches
16.12.17 L1 Rennes Paris SG 1 : 4
01.02.17 COU Rennes Paris SG 0 : 4
14.01.17 L1 Rennes Paris SG 0 : 1
06.11.16 L1 Paris SG Rennes 4 : 0
29.04.16 L1 Paris SG Rennes 4 : 0