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Rennes and Saint Etienne play at Roazhon Park in a sixth round of Ligue 1. The history of direct bouts played at this stadium indicates balance between these two teams as there have been 2 draws and 1 win for each team in the last 4 matches. However, in the last match at this stage, in a match for Ligue 1 on 04-02-2016, Saint Étienne won by (0-1). M. Bayal Sall (73 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Rennes
The home team is currently in the ninth place, without any point won, after 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won at home to Toulouse by (1-0). In the last match, lost out to Lorient by (2-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; Against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in his stadium.
In this competition, you have not lost in your stadium for 8 matches. In his home games there are a few frequent markers: at 1-0 intervals (4 out of 8 matches) and 0-0 (3 out of 8 matches) and at the end of match 1-0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has regularly scored because he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 7 of his last 8 games in the competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 10 home games in all competitions there are 2 highlights: he scored 5 of his 14 goals in minutes (76’-90 ‘); Suffered 3 of his 6 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Rennes play at home again after losing their second consecutive away game in the competition. In the last round, the team went to the home of Lorient and left there defeated by 2×1. Earlier, the team had played two games at home: against Angers, who drew 1-1, and against Toulouse, which ended Rennes’ 1-0 victory. After fifteen rounds, the club has seven wins, three draws and five losses, occupying sixth place in the table. For that match, the coach should keep the team in 4-4-2 or 4-5-1, with Sio in the attack.
Saint Étienne
The visiting team is currently in 9th place with 22 points, after 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Angers by (1-2). In the last match, tied at home to Olympique de Marseille by (0-0). This is a team that has curiously been stronger outside than at home, because in the last 30 games it registers 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses in his stadium. In the last 7 away games, Saint Étienne has won 2, 3 draws and 2 losses, having won 9 points out of 21. In his games as a visitor there are some frequent results at the break: 1-0 (3 in 7 games) and 0-0 (4 in 7 games). This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games for Ligue 1, and never reached the break in advantage. In 15 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 8 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 11 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 5 of his 12 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Saint Étienne take the field for their sixteenth match in the French Championship after having gone another round without a win in front of their fans. In the last match, the team received Olympique de Marseille at home and remained only in the scoreless draw, thus getting to their fourth straight home game without a win. Before, the team had achieved a great result by beating Angers away from home, 1×2, thus interrupting a sequence of three games without winning. After fifteen rounds, the club has five wins, seven draws and three
Prediction: under 2.5 goals @ 1.66