Betting prediction and preview: Rennes fancied to be better team when visiting Ajaccio

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade François Coty (10660 seats)

Ajaccio played 0-5 result vs Paris Saint Germain in their previous match, a game to learn from. Next is this powerful Rennes team.

Insights:
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (22) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Ajaccio and Rennes should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ajaccio form and stats

With 3 Ligue 1 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Ajaccio are certainly not brimming with confidence. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Ajaccio haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 374 minutes ago. Barreto scored that one.

Ajaccio lost their last game at Paris Saint Germain (placed 1st) after a 0-5 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Ajaccio suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Toulouse.

It should be added that a peek at the 10 latest league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Ajaccio have scored {9 league goals} here from 17 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ajaccio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rennes form and stats

Rennes have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 4-5-8 (17 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Rennes are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Theate, Ekambi (2) and Bourigeaud scored in Rennes's previous match, the home game against Troyes that ended 4-0. As you can tell from the results above, Rennes was very dominant against Troyes, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Theate, Ekambi (2) and Bourigeaud providing the goals. Midfielder Bourigeaud was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.85. Bourigeaud scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 56 successful passes (of 64 total).

Prior to that match, the Rennes manager Génésio faced defeat when travelling to Nice and losing 1-2.

Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league matches involving this side have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Rennes have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Rennes have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Rennes - Ajaccio 2-1 was the end result in these contenders' latest head-to-head game, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Ajaccio victories, one draw and six Rennes wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RennesA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
11 goals
RennesM. Terrier
M. Terrier
9 goals
RennesA. Muinga
A. Muinga
7 goals

Ajaccio missing players

Rennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ajaccio Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
6 3 0 Won W 3 4 18
5 3 1 Drew D 2 5 5
24 11 3 Lost L 0 8 12
22 9 1 Scored S 7 19 60
66 25 8 Conceded C 3 24 38
91% 82% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
69% 53% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 82% 80%
51% 35% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 53% 63%
20% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 29%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
37% 24% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 76% 57%
14% 24% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 18% 31%
57% 71% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 14%
 
3.4 3.4 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.5
4.3 3.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.1 4.2
2.3 2.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.5
9 4 1 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
8.7 9.6 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14 13.5 14.3
2.6 2.6 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.5 5.1
24% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 25% 33%
 
11.4 10.2 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 12.5 10.3
4.5 3.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.1 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Ajaccio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (22) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Ligue 1
  • Ajaccio have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have scored more than double the goals of Ajaccio.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 35 22 7 6 65 35 18 10 4 4 34 22 17 12 3 2 31 13 30 73
4 Monaco 35 19 8 8 68 51 18 9 3 6 36 31 17 10 5 2 32 20 17 65
5 Lille 35 17 9 9 60 41 17 11 4 2 36 23 18 6 5 7 24 18 19 60
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 16 8 11 58 43 17 8 5 4 29 18 18 8 3 7 29 25 15 56
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 35 13 5 17 57 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 17 6 2 9 30 32 -1 44
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 35 6 15 14 35 50 17 4 8 5 19 23 18 2 7 9 16 27 -15 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 35 26 3 6 84 35 18 13 2 3 43 22 17 13 1 3 41 13 49 81
2 Lens 35 22 9 4 59 27 18 16 1 1 38 13 17 6 8 3 21 14 32 75
3 Olympique Marseille 35 22 7 6 65 35 18 10 4 4 34 22 17 12 3 2 31 13 30 73
4 Monaco 35 19 8 8 68 51 18 9 3 6 36 31 17 10 5 2 32 20 17 65
5 Lille 35 17 9 9 60 41 17 11 4 2 36 23 18 6 5 7 24 18 19 60
6 Rennes 35 18 5 12 60 38 18 14 0 4 41 14 17 4 5 8 19 24 22 59
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 16 8 11 58 43 17 8 5 4 29 18 18 8 3 7 29 25 15 56
8 Clermont 35 15 8 12 39 45 18 8 3 7 18 28 17 7 5 5 21 17 -6 53
9 Lorient 35 14 10 11 49 47 17 8 4 5 23 17 18 6 6 6 26 30 2 52
10 Nice 35 13 12 10 42 34 17 6 6 5 21 17 18 7 6 5 21 17 8 51
11 Reims 35 12 14 9 42 37 17 8 5 4 25 18 18 4 9 5 17 19 5 50
12 Montpellier 35 13 5 17 57 58 18 7 3 8 27 26 17 6 2 9 30 32 -1 44
13 Toulouse 35 12 7 16 48 55 18 6 5 7 26 26 17 6 2 9 22 29 -7 43
14 Strasbourg 35 9 11 15 48 55 18 5 6 7 24 25 17 4 5 8 24 30 -7 38
15 Brest 35 9 11 15 39 50 17 6 5 6 21 23 18 3 6 9 18 27 -11 38
16 Auxerre 35 8 10 17 32 57 17 5 7 5 16 23 18 3 3 12 16 34 -25 34
17 Nantes 35 6 15 14 35 50 17 4 8 5 19 23 18 2 7 9 16 27 -15 33
18 Ajaccio 35 6 5 24 22 66 17 3 3 11 9 25 18 3 2 13 13 41 -44 23
19 Troyes 35 4 10 21 42 77 17 1 9 7 17 28 18 3 1 14 25 49 -35 22
20 Angers SCO 35 3 5 27 29 77 18 2 3 13 18 35 17 1 2 14 11 42 -48 14

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