The home side, Rennes, should be odds-on favourites in this game, but Nice have displayed both ability and heroism. Read more about the game!
- Rennes have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 1
Nice have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Rennes nor Nice as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rennes form and stats
Rennes have been very solid at home in the Ligue 1 so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. After failing to beat Lorient here at Roazhon Park, Rennes has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.
The followers are hoping that Rennes will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Reims (placed 10th). This club managed a eleven league rounds long run without a loss before that game! Bourigeaud (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Bourigeaud hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 54 successful passes (of 66 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Toulouse.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rennes handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Betting people might want to know that 12 of the latest 15 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.
Goals are plentiful at Roazhon Park in the league this season as Rennes has scored 21 goals here in 8 home games. Rennes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Roazhon Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nice form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
There were no winners in Nice's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Lens (placed 2nd). Schmeichel (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.34. Schmeichel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Olympique Lyonnais that ended 1-1.We have checked recent matches where Nice have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nice have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Rennes won one game, four matches ended with a tie and Nice managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 8 goals |  A. Gouiri 6 goals |   A. Delort 5 goals |
Rennes missing players
Nice missing players
| Rennes | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 32 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 69% | 88% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 31% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 19% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 34% | 44% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 32% | 21% |
| 10.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 10.9 | 11.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Ligue 1
- Nice have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rennes have scored more than double the goals of Nice.
- Rennes have the the best goal difference (+15) at home 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 44 |
| 2 | Lens | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Rennes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 5 | Monaco | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Lille | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Lorient | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | Nice | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Reims | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Clermont | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Montpellier | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 14 | Troyes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Nantes | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Brest | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 8 |
