Lille vs Rennes Prediction & Match Preview

• Lille won six and drew two of the previous eight home matches in Ligue 1.
• Rennes go into this off the back of a 1-2 home loss to Lorient.
• Jonathan David took his league tally to 12 goals by scoring the winning goal for Lille last weekend away at Reims.

Lille host Rennes in one of the most interesting games of Matchday No 25 in French Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon. Lille broke into the top-four in the league table thanks to a 1-0 road win over Reims last Saturday. They are just one point behind Monaco in third position and Champions League football is still well on the cards for Paulo Fonseca’s men.

Rennes halted their push for European football with a shocking 1-2 home defeat at the hands of Lorient seven days ago. The loss dropped Les Rouges et Noirs to eighth position in the league table. Head coach Julien Stephan has a lot of reasons to be worried about his team’s defensive showings going into this tie with Lille.

Rennes allowed way too many open looks in the loss to Lorient. They kept just one clean sheet in the previous eleven outings across competitions. This is by no means the kind of defensive form you want to carry into the game at Stade Pierre-Mauroy where Lille have been brutal since the start of the season.

Recent Meetings

Tradition also favours Lille who are unbeaten in the last nine meetings with Rennes.

Rennes have only managed two wins in the previous 29 visits to Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Both teams were on target in each of the previous five H2H encounters.

Lille vs Rennes Prediction

There is a lot to like about the home win pick at the 2.05 odds here. Lille have been quite impressive on the home patch since the beginning of the season. They also won six and drew two of the previous eight home outings in Ligue 1. They showed a great defensive effort in a 1-0 victory away at Reims last weekend. The story is completely opposite with Rennes who enter this off the back of a disappointing 1-2 home loss to bottom-half Lorient. Finally, Rennes are winless in the previous nine head-to-head games against Lille.

Jonathan David has been Lille’s standout performer so far in the season. The Canadian forward took his league tally to 12 goals by scoring the only goal of the last weekend’s game at Reims. He should have a lot of room against the leaky Rennes’ back line on Sunday. Les Rouges et Noirs allowed too many chances in the home loss to Lorient seven days ago. They kept just one clean sheet in the previous eleven outings across competitions. You can back David to score anytime at the odds of 2.40.

Steffen Schmidt- March 8, 2024

Lille vs Rennes Betting Tips

Lille to win

OK

	2.10 Odds
	2.05 Odds

Jonathan David to score anytime

OK

2.40 Odds

Correct Score: Lille 2-0

OK

	9.50 Odds
	9.50 Odds