Rennes vs Lorient Prediction & Match Preview

• Rennes enter this on the back of six wins and a draw in the last seven Ligue 1 games.
• Lorient ended their winning run with a disappointing 0-1 home loss to Nantes in a relegation six-pointer last Saturday.
• Four of Rennes’ last five matches in all competitions provided three or more goals.

Rennes ended their six-game winless thread in Ligue 1 in a 1-1 draw away at PSG last weekend. A point at Parc des Princes can hardly be considered a poor result, though. Les Rouges et Noirs offered a brave performance against the sovereign leaders, showcasing their phenomenal spell of form once again in the capital.

Rennes continued their fine run of results on Thursday evening, beating lower-division Le Puy Foot 3-1 on the road in the Coupe de France quarter-finals. Julien Stephan’s men have also joined the battle for European positions by climbing to the seventh place in the Ligue 1 standings. They are only six points shy of Monaco in this place.

Les Rouges et Noirs will have a great opportunity to keep their hot run of form going on Sunday afternoon. They play host to relegation strugglers Lorient in Gameweek No 24 at Roazhon Park. Lorient terminated their impressive three-win thread with a dismal showing in a 0-1 home defeat to Nantes eight days ago. They currently hold the 16th place in the Ligue 1 table, a position that leads to the relegation playoffs at the end of the season.

Recent Meetings

Lorient come into this on the back of three consecutive wins over Les Rouges et Noirs. The run includes a 2-1 victory in the return game from this term of Ligue 1, back in October last year.

Rennes have 14 wins, 4 draws, and only 4 defeats in the previous 22 home outings against Lorient, though.

Three or more goals were scored in all but one of the previous four H2H affairs between these rivals.

Rennes vs Lorient Prediction

Rennes are on a hot run of form with six wins and a draw in the last seven league outings. They did not have too many problems in the midweek’s Coupe de France quarter-finals against Le Puy Foot. Julien Stephan’s troops are certainly eyeing up a top-three finish after such an impressive series of results in recent weeks. We must consider them big favourites in the home outing against Lorient. The visitors did not show much in a disappointing loss to Nantes last Saturday. You can back Rennes to win by two or more goals difference at the 2.20 odds.

We’ve seen at least three goals in seven of Rennes’ last nine affairs in all competitions. Lorient have also been playing attacking-minded football since the turn of the year. They scored two or more goals in four of the last five Ligue 1 matches. We would not be surprised to see them scoring on Sunday at Roazhon Park. The Over 2.5 goals FT pick is a great betting option at the 1.75 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- March 2, 2024

Rennes vs Lorient Betting Tips

Rennes to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap

OK

	2.29 Odds
	2.20 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.75 Odds

Correct Score: Rennes 3-1

OK

	12.00 Odds
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