Lille vs Rennes match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Pierre-Mauroy

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 06.November
Match begins: 16:05 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy (50186 seats)

Lille will want to draw on their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s adversaries. The home team are currently 5 points behind Rennes.

Insights:
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League.

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Lille form and stats

Lille have performed here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy this season with 4 wins from 6 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Lille, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

No payout for Lille in their previous match, an away game at Olympique Lyonnais that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after collecting points through three league fixtures. Midfielder Cabella was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Cabella hit five key passes and had 58 successful passes (of 69 total).

Ahead of that match, Lille won a home game hosting Monaco (4-3).

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 13 most recent league games highlights that 10 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Lille can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Lille are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 6 played).

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Rennes form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Rennes have produced an overall stat of 2-3-1 so far. Rennes have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Rennes delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against AEK Larnaca in their previous match; a Europa League fixture. Meling was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.5. The defender Meling hit three key passes and won 9 of 10 duels.

Before that, Rennes secured a home win against Montpellier with the score 3-0.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

Rennes are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Rennes have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Lille have won or drawn the last 6 games (3-3-0) versus Rennes.

Top Goalscorers

LilleJ. David
J. David
9 goals
RennesM. Terrier
M. Terrier
8 goals
RennesA. Gouiri
A. Gouiri
6 goals

Lille missing players

Rennes missing players

Lille Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 1 6 13
7 4 2 Won W 0 2 8
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 3
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
25 13 6 Scored S 1 9 28
22 14 10 Conceded C 1 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 92%
77% 83% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 69%
38% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 31%
23% 50% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
77% 83% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 69%
15% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
5.7 5.2 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.2 4.7
4.1 5.2 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.7 3.9
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
14.8 15.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 19 16.5 15.8
5.1 6 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.3 6.1
38% 36% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 24% 35%
 
8.9 10.7 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 11.8 10.1
3.5 4.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.2 3.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Rennes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lille have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lille have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rennes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rennes have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 13 11 2 0 36 8 6 5 1 0 14 7 7 6 1 0 22 1 28 35
2 Lens 13 9 3 1 22 8 7 7 0 0 16 5 6 2 3 1 6 3 14 30
3 Rennes 13 8 3 2 28 12 7 6 0 1 19 5 6 2 3 1 9 7 16 27
4 Lorient 13 8 3 2 24 18 6 4 1 1 11 7 7 4 2 1 13 11 6 27
5 Olympique Marseille 13 7 3 3 22 11 7 4 1 2 11 7 6 3 2 1 11 4 11 24
6 Monaco 13 7 3 3 25 18 7 3 2 2 13 12 6 4 1 1 12 6 7 24
7 Lille 13 7 1 5 25 22 6 4 0 2 13 14 7 3 1 3 12 8 3 22
8 Olympique Lyonnais 13 6 2 5 22 16 7 5 1 1 15 5 6 1 1 4 7 11 6 20
9 Clermont 13 5 3 5 17 20 6 3 0 3 7 12 7 2 3 2 10 8 -3 18
10 Nice 13 4 4 5 13 16 6 1 2 3 5 9 7 3 2 2 8 7 -3 16
11 Toulouse 13 4 4 5 19 23 7 3 3 1 13 12 6 1 1 4 6 11 -4 16
12 Troyes 13 3 4 6 24 28 6 1 4 1 9 10 7 2 0 5 15 18 -4 13
13 Reims 13 2 7 4 14 20 6 1 3 2 6 10 7 1 4 2 8 10 -6 13
14 Montpellier 13 4 0 9 22 27 7 3 0 4 10 12 6 1 0 5 12 15 -5 12
15 Nantes 13 2 6 5 15 21 6 2 3 1 9 7 7 0 3 4 6 14 -6 12
16 Auxerre 13 3 3 7 13 25 7 2 3 2 7 9 6 1 0 5 6 16 -12 12
17 Strasbourg 13 1 7 5 14 21 7 0 4 3 6 12 6 1 3 2 8 9 -7 10
18 Brest 13 2 4 7 14 26 6 0 3 3 3 12 7 2 1 4 11 14 -12 10
19 Ajaccio 13 2 2 9 8 20 6 0 1 5 2 11 7 2 1 4 6 9 -12 8
20 Angers SCO 13 2 2 9 14 31 7 1 1 5 8 16 6 1 1 4 6 15 -17 8

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.