Rennes vs Olympique Marseille: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Roazhon Park (29778 seats)

Rennes and Olympique Marseille are both successful in the Ligue 1 with their 5th and 2nd positions respectively. This could be a grand fixture!

Insights:
  • Rennes have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (39) away in Ligue 1

Olympique Marseille are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

These teams have little in common geographically as Olympique Marseille have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Rennes have less rest than Olympique Marseille in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligue 1 game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nantes.

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Rennes form and stats

Rennes have performed here at Roazhon Park this season with 13 wins from 18 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 4. Rennes has recorded two wins in a row here at Roazhon Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

In their previous game, the manager Génésio led his Rennes to a defeat away at Nantes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Roazhon Park. Bourigeaud, who plays in attack, was the best performer for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.1 (out of 10). Bourigeaud hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit seven key passes.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Saint-Étienne.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rennes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost five.

Goals are plentiful at Roazhon Park in the league this season as Rennes has scored 48 goals here in 18 home games. From these home matches, Rennes have conceded only 13 goals.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the Ligue 1. Olympique love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for Olympique Marseille, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Lorient (placed 17th) last time out. Ünder, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.03. Ünder served one assist and hit three key passes.

Olympique has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 30 goals from 18 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most up to date registered match featuring both these sides is the Olympique Marseille - Rennes 2-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings with these participants: Rennes won two, Olympique Marseille were winners in four and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

RennesM. Terrier
M. Terrier
21 goals
RennesG. Laborde
G. Laborde
12 goals
Olympique MarseilleD. Payet
D. Payet
12 goals

Rennes missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rennes Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 4 18 36
19 13 2 Won W 2 12 20
5 1 0 Drew D 1 3 8
12 4 2 Lost L 1 3 8
78 48 6 Scored S 6 30 59
38 13 5 Conceded C 3 14 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
89% 89% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 75%
53% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 39% 44%
33% 39% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
31% 39% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 19%
50% 39% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 50%
36% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 39%
14% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 19%
 
5.9 6.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.6 5.8
4.7 3.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.1 4.1
1.5 1.3 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
14.7 16.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 11.4 13
5.3 5.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 4.4 4.2
41% 49% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 38% 39%
 
9.4 7.2 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8.9 8.7
3 2.3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.1
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (39) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the the best goal difference (+16) away in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rennes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the most scored goals (48) at home in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Ligue 1
  • Rennes have the the best goal difference (+35) 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 PSG 36 24 8 4 81 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 80
2 Olympique Marseille 36 20 8 8 59 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 12 3 3 30 14 23 68
3 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
4 Nice 36 19 7 10 48 31 18 10 4 4 26 18 18 9 3 6 22 13 17 63
5 Rennes 36 19 5 12 78 38 18 13 1 4 48 13 18 6 4 8 30 25 40 62
6 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
7 Lens 36 16 10 10 57 45 18 9 6 3 33 18 18 7 4 7 24 27 12 58
8 Olympique Lyonnais 36 15 11 10 61 48 18 10 5 3 39 23 18 5 6 7 22 25 13 55
9 Nantes 36 15 9 12 52 44 18 11 3 4 32 19 18 4 6 8 20 25 8 54
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 36 10 13 13 39 40 18 5 6 7 23 20 18 5 7 6 16 20 -1 43
13 Montpellier 36 12 7 17 49 55 18 7 5 6 27 22 18 5 2 11 22 33 -6 43
14 Angers SCO 36 9 11 16 42 54 18 7 2 9 21 23 18 2 9 7 21 31 -12 38
15 Troyes 36 9 10 17 35 49 18 5 7 6 18 16 18 4 3 11 17 33 -14 37
16 Clermont 36 9 9 18 37 66 18 4 6 8 21 31 18 5 3 10 16 35 -29 36
17 Lorient 36 8 10 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 2 5 11 15 41 -28 34
18 Saint-Étienne 36 7 10 19 40 74 18 4 6 8 23 36 18 3 4 11 17 38 -34 31
19 Metz 36 5 13 18 34 64 18 2 7 9 20 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -30 28
20 Bordeaux 36 5 12 19 48 89 18 3 6 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 27

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  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 36 24 8 4 81 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 80
2 Olympique Marseille 36 20 8 8 59 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 18 12 3 3 30 14 23 68
3 Monaco 36 19 8 9 59 36 18 11 4 3 34 14 18 8 4 6 25 22 23 65
4 Nice 36 19 7 10 48 31 18 10 4 4 26 18 18 9 3 6 22 13 17 63
5 Rennes 36 19 5 12 78 38 18 13 1 4 48 13 18 6 4 8 30 25 40 62
6 Strasbourg 36 16 12 8 59 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 20 60
7 Lens 36 16 10 10 57 45 18 9 6 3 33 18 18 7 4 7 24 27 12 58
8 Olympique Lyonnais 36 15 11 10 61 48 18 10 5 3 39 23 18 5 6 7 22 25 13 55
9 Nantes 36 15 9 12 52 44 18 11 3 4 32 19 18 4 6 8 20 25 8 54
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 36 10 13 13 39 40 18 5 6 7 23 20 18 5 7 6 16 20 -1 43
13 Montpellier 36 12 7 17 49 55 18 7 5 6 27 22 18 5 2 11 22 33 -6 43
14 Angers SCO 36 9 11 16 42 54 18 7 2 9 21 23 18 2 9 7 21 31 -12 38
15 Troyes 36 9 10 17 35 49 18 5 7 6 18 16 18 4 3 11 17 33 -14 37
16 Clermont 36 9 9 18 37 66 18 4 6 8 21 31 18 5 3 10 16 35 -29 36
17 Lorient 36 8 10 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 2 5 11 15 41 -28 34
18 Saint-Étienne 36 7 10 19 40 74 18 4 6 8 23 36 18 3 4 11 17 38 -34 31
19 Metz 36 5 13 18 34 64 18 2 7 9 20 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -30 28
20 Bordeaux 36 5 12 19 48 89 18 3 6 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 27

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