Rennes vs Saint-Etienne: Preview and Prediction

Rennes vs Saint-Etienne
French Ligue 1
Date: Sunday, 4th December 2016
Kick off at 14:00 UK Time
Venue: Roazhon Park, Rennes.

Rennes might be in 6th place in the league but they have had quite a wobble of late, losing games and drawing and not finding such a good bit of consistency that they have already shown this season. Is this just a blip or the start of a slippery side? We’ve seen this already with Toulouse.

Fans almost protested when they lost 2-1 to bottom side Lorient, but the truth is that Rennes struggle away from home. Now they will be welcomed back to Roazhon Park where from 8 games they have 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. This gives Rennes the 3rd best home record in Ligue 1.

St Etienne’s form is much like Rennes, no consistency. Christophe Galtier knows the limitations of his side but he has been working on defence. This strategy is working where the team will start will four at the back and as the game goes on sometimes five will be deployed. The club have conceded 3 goals in their last five games and have kept two clean sheets in their past four games.

On the road they have lost 2 games from seven matches and they are unbeaten away from home in 3 matches.

Rennes vs Saint-Etienne: Head to Head Stats

Last season Rennes lost 1-0 to St Etienne at Roazhon Park. That loss ended a 4 game streak that saw the clubs draw both home and away. Based on recent results over ten games there is a 70% chance of seeing fewer than three goals.

Rennes vs Saint-Etienne: Prediction

What we have here is two teams of equal quality coming together and we have to be careful and a little cautious on the outcome. Based on results and form this game is heading for a draw, so this will be our choice for this match but we will back this for the half time score.