Rennes vs Strasbourg Prediction & Betting Tips

How both sides have been playing

Rennes' Ligue 1 form has been solid apart from one bad afternoon. They've beaten Marseille, Angers and Le Mans, drawn with PSG, and only really came unstuck losing 4-0 away at Lyon. That's a fair run against a mixed set of opponents.

Rennes: 20 completed matches; Strasbourg: 20 completed matches.

Rennes

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

37

Conceded

37

Difference

0

Strasbourg

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

48

Difference

-20

Strasbourg have been harder to read. They won 6-2 away at Troyes and beat Lens, but they've also lost to Paris FC and Marseille and drawn with Monaco. There's goals in this side, at both ends.

Rennes look the more settled team, but Strasbourg's matches keep producing goals either way.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rennes vs Strasbourg

Recent head-to-head

The last three meetings between these two have all gone Rennes' way: 3-0, 4-1 and 1-0. Before that stretch, Strasbourg actually won twice in a row at home against Rennes, so it's not a one-sided rivalry over the longer haul.

Still, the most recent trend is clearly with the home side here, even if older results show Strasbourg can cause problems when they're sharp.

Where they sit in the table

Rennes are fifth with 10 points from five games, having won three, drawn one and lost one. Strasbourg sit eighth on seven points, with two wins, a draw and two defeats.

The goal difference gap isn't huge - Rennes are plus-one, Strasbourg are level - so this isn't a case of one side running away from the other just yet.

A three-point gap after five games is real but hardly decisive at this stage.

Players to watch

Emeric Lepaul has been Rennes' main source of goals with three in five matches, and Amaury Thomasson has chipped in with a couple of assists. For Strasbourg, both Gessime Yassine and Amo-Ameyaw have two goals apiece, with Sebastien Nanasi setting up a couple as well.

Rennes:

Best scorers:

E. Lepaul - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Thomasson - 2

Strasbourg:

Best scorers:

Gessime Yassine - 2

S. Amo-Ameyaw - 2

Best assist providers:

S. Nanasi - 2

Gessime Yassine - 1

Penalty cards:

P. Diop x 2

Gessime Yassine x 2

There's also a disciplinary note worth flagging: Strasbourg's Yassine and Diop have both picked up two yellow cards recently, and El Mourabet has a red card from just three matches. That's not proof of anyone missing this game, but it's a pattern worth keeping an eye on.