With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Rennes fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Nice.
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (15) in Ligue 1
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams have little in common geographically as Nice have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Rennes form and stats
5-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Rennes so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager J. Stéphan led his Rennes to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at Montpellier. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Roazhon Park. Ahead of that match, Rennes lost 0-2 at home to Saint-Etienne.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rennes handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, two draws and four defeats.
Rennes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded.
Nice form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Nice playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. It's a growing despair in Nice as they have recorded three consecutive losses. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Ursea, the Nice manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus Metz with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Olympique Marseille's place.
We have checked recent matches where Nice have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were three victories, five draws and seven defeats.
Nice find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Nice have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Nice - Rennes 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Rennes wins - draws - Nice wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 9 goals |   D. Da Silva 4 goals |  B. Bourigeaud 4 goals |
Rennes missing players
Nice missing players
| Rennes | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 32 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 28 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 38 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 92% |
| 76% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 81% |
| 52% | 54% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 46% | 62% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 23% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | 8% |
| 56% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 54% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 27% |
| 28% | 31% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 23% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 12.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 32% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | 37% |
- Rennes has the most points from losing position (15) in Ligue 1
- Rennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | PSG | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 40 | 54 |
| 4 | Monaco | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Lens | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Metz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Rennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Brest | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | Reims | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | Saint-Etienne | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Nice | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Nantes | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Lorient | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 23 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -27 | 21 |
| 20 | Dijon | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -22 | 15 |