St Etienne vs Rennes Prediction & Tips
Saint‑Étienne and Rennes face at the Stade Geoffroy‑Guichard, in a match for the 17th round of Ligue 1. The history of head-to-head played at this stadium indicates a balance between these two teams, as there were 4 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last few 6 matches. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Ligue 1, on 26‑09‑2020, Rennes won by (0‑3). A. Hunou (90′ ) scored the only goal of the match. The home/away condition deserves special attention, as although this is a match between 20th and 3rd in the general classification, in fact this is a clash between the 17th ranked in home games and the 7th in the away team.
The home team is currently in the 20th position, with 12 points won, after 2 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home against Paris Saint Germain, by (1‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Brest, by (1‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they win practically the same points at home and away, as they have won 7 points at their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 15 conceded, against 5 away points, where they scored 7 goals and suffered 17. Saint‑Étienne have won 7 points out of 24 possible points for the championship, after 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 matches they played at their stadium. In their home matches there are some frequent scorers: at half-time 0‑1 (5 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the 1‑1 match (3 out of 8 matches). They have conceded goals to their opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so they haven’t shown great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, as 8 of their last 8 matches for the competition ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that rarely scores first and has only opened the scoring in 3 of their last 16 matches for Ligue 1, and has never reached half-time with an advantage. In 16 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 13 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there are 1 periods that stand out: they have scored 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (76’‑90′).
Saint-Étienne comes for this match after a 1-0 defeat, on the trip to Stade Brest, thus adding the second consecutive defeat in this Ligue 1. The home team has an unattractive style of play, favoring the defensive organization and counterattacks through the corridors: Denis Bouanga is very fast and very strong in transporting the ball to attack. Striker Wahbi Khazri manages to stand out until this round with 7 goals signed. For this game, coach Claude Puel is without Gabriel Silva, Yvan Neyou and Romain Hamouma, all with physical problems.
The away team is currently in the 3rd place, with 28 points won, after 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Lorient, by (0‑2). In the last match, they lost at home against Lille, by (1‑2). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 19 points, against just 9 in their games as a visitor. In the championship, Rennes won 9 points out of a possible 21, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, they don’t lose 4 games as a visitor. In their away league matches, the most frequent result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 out of 7 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that often scores first: they opened the scoreboard in 12 of their last 16 matches for Ligue 1, of these 12 they reached half-time with an advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90′ in 8. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Rennes comes to this game with a setback, by 1-2, against Lille, putting an end to nine straight games without losing in this competition: the only goal of the team was signed by Benjamin Bourigeaud. In this game against Saint-Étienne, coach Bruno Génésio will be expected to favor the maintenance of possession of the ball and the paused attacks, however, in some moments of the game, he will have to give the initiative to his opponent. Gaetan Laborde is Rennes’ top scorer with 6 goals and 2 assists. All players are available for this game.
St Etienne – Rennes FREE TIPS
Rennes – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
