Rennes vs Marseille Prediction

🔊 Will Marseille aim for another major victory? In the 17th round of Ligue 1, Olympique will travel to “Roazhon Park,” where Rennes will try to stop and calm down the opponent who has been on a rampage. The “Provençals” have looked very confident lately, regularly achieving major victories. The “red and blacks” are not doing so well, with plenty of problems, and their position in the standings is far from satisfactory for them. Let's try to figure out what scenario this match might follow and provide the corresponding prediction.

📊 H2H

In this matchup, Marseille wins slightly more often - they have won five of the last ten encounters. Meanwhile, Rennes has only managed to overcome their opponent three times. Matches are often not very rich in goals: only once in the last 13 meetings have the teams scored three goals between them. In other cases, this figure was lower. Therefore, we suggest betting on Total goals under 3.

🔴 Rennes

Rennes continues to be a team that is highly dependent on the venue of the match. The “red and blacks” lost again away, falling to Nice (2:3), so they still have only one point gained away with 16 points in home matches. However, this does not mean that Rennes gains unprecedented strength on their home field. Recently, outsiders of Ligue 1 have been visiting “Roazhon Park,” who generally do not score points very often. And Toulouse and Monaco, who are at the top of the standings, took three points from here without much difficulty.

Stability is observed not only in Rennes' results but also in terms of the squad for upcoming matches. The list of injured players neither decreases nor increases: goalkeeper Alemdar and defender Seidu occupy spots in the club's infirmary.

Ⓜ Marseille

Marseille has picked up significant momentum, started acting more aggressively in attack, and is creating real havoc for their opponents. Olympique won the previous two matches with a total goal difference of 9:1. Moreover, the team is almost without losses, having gained 13 points in the last five rounds of Ligue 1. The only slip-up happened against Lille (1:1), but even there De Zerbi's wards looked noticeably better, although they missed out on a win at the end of the match.

But there is also bad news for Marseille fans, as there are new additions to the team's infirmary. While midfielders Harit and Carboni, forward Mumbanya, and backup goalkeeper Blanco were already there, the loss of key defensive midfielder Kondogbia could significantly affect results at some point.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

Marseille tears apart the defense of outsiders but plays less aggressively with stronger teams. This does not prevent the team from achieving good results; they simply respect their opponents and act more cautiously. Rennes is indeed dangerous on their home field, so from the first minutes, the guests will not rush forward recklessly. Therefore, you can try betting on Total goals under 3.

🚩 Corner Prediction

Marseille does not focus on corner kicks at all, sometimes achieving victory in a match without a single corner. On average, Olympique takes only three corners per match, which is a very modest result. This is compounded by the fact that Rennes tries not to allow a large number of set-pieces near their goal, and in the last ten matches, this figure is only 2.3 corners per game. So it's definitely worth considering the option of Individual total corners for Marseille under 4.5.

📝 Match Prediction

Marseille goes into the match as favorites and in very good form, but caution won't hurt the guests. Rennes acts quite confidently at home and concedes very little. Although against really strong opponents, the “red and blacks” can get lost even at home, as was already the case with Monaco (1:2) and Toulouse (0:2). So the chances for another victory for Olympique are quite high. We believe that Marseille will win with a score of 1:0.

The guests will have to slightly reduce their pressure to play for results and avoid painful counterattacks from the hosts. It won't be as easy as in the previous two matches. And the history of Rennes and Marseille's encounters suggests that one should not expect an abundance of goals scored. Our editorial team advises betting on Total goals under 3.