Football betting preview: Nantes with moderate expectations before welcoming Rennes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 11.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

We have to say that both squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Rennes having a 11 point edge on Nantes in the tables. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rennes have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Ligue 1

The hosts Nantes saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Coupe de France. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nice.

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Nantes form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Nantes have managed 10 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 17 games.

Nantes are returning here after visiting Nice in a Coupe de France match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Castelletto, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Castelletto won 4 of 7 duels.

2-2 away at Lens before that.

There will be little rest for Nantes after this match as they are travelling to Olympique Lyonnais for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Nantes in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. Nantes have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Rennes form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Rennes goalkeeper Dogan Alemdar is eager to challenge this, with his 193 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Rennes had fun at their own home (Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau) last time out, beating Saint-Étienne 2-0. Majer (2) scored. Midfield player Majer was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.3/10. Majer scored two goals, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 42 successful passes (of 52 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Lorient.

After this away game Rennes return home for a Ligue 1 game against Olympique Marseille. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Rennes are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. As opposed to that, Rennes have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Rennes - Nantes 1-0. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Nantes, three draws and six wins for Rennes. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

RennesM. Terrier
M. Terrier
21 goals
NantesR. Kolo Muani
R. Kolo Muani
12 goals
RennesG. Laborde
G. Laborde
12 goals

Nantes missing players

Rennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Rennes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
14 10 1 Won W 3 6 19
9 3 2 Drew D 1 4 5
12 4 2 Lost L 1 7 11
50 30 5 Scored S 12 29 77
43 18 6 Conceded C 8 23 36
94% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 71% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 88% 89%
40% 41% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 51%
34% 35% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 29% 34%
17% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 24% 31%
54% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 80% 59% 49%
23% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 37%
29% 29% 60% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 14%
 
5.2 6.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.6 5.9
5.3 4.8 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.6 4.7
2.2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.5
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.4 13.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 12.7 14.7
4 5 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 5.3
35% 35% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 33% 42%
 
12.1 11.1 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.9 9.5
4 3.6 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.8 3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Ligue 1
  • 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 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
3 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Étienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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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 PSG 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
3 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
4 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
5 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
6 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 36 13 12 11 43 45 18 7 7 4 22 20 18 6 5 7 21 25 -2 51
11 Brest 36 13 9 14 45 49 18 7 4 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 19 24 -4 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Étienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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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.