Clermont Foot vs Rennes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th January 2023

The Ligue 1 clash at Stade Gabriel Montpied this coming Wednesday sees home team Clermont Foot battling it out for the win against Rennes. Rennes were knocked out cold when Clermont Foot took a 2-1 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 6-0 defeat, Rennes handed out in the game before.

With 34 points after 17 games, Rennes currently rank fourth in the Ligue 1 standings. Clermont Foot play catch-up as they recorded 22 points in 17 matches, putting them up as ninth before their upcoming clash.

Clermont Foot enter the match this coming Wednesday hoping to narrow the gap in the Ligue 1 table on opponents Rennes. Naturally, the favourites will attempt to widen the gap between the teams below them and aim for the very top of the table.

Clermont Foot only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 15 for an average of 1.5 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring once.

Rennes enter their next Ligue 1 match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 21 goals, while also conceding 11 times. That is a total average of 1.1 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Clermont Foot vs Rennes Prediction

Clermont Foot Form

Clermont Foot lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 by Lens and 0-2 against Lille. They turned the table by winning 0-1 against Lyon. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Clermont Foot have two wins, while they've drawn one and lost three. They scored seven and conceded ten goals.

Few people saw Clermont Foot at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Rennes Form

Rennes look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Reims, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Nice in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Bordeaux in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the Ligue 1, Rennes won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and nine scored.

Rennes remain on course for the podium which was also a minimum target for the current Ligue 1 season.

Both Clermont Foot and Rennes have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Clermont Foot have taken seven points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of eight goals to 15. Rennes took one win from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected six points, scored eight goals and conceded 11. Clermont Foot are looking at a record of six wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Rennes put ten wins, four draws and three defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Clermont Foot vs Rennes Team News

Rennes have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Clermont Foot this coming Wednesday.

Names like Martin Terrier, Lorenz Assignon, Desire Doue and Baptiste Santamaria most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Clermont Foot.

Clermont Foot vs Rennes H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Clermont Foot came away as 2-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Wednesday. Clermont Foot have a 50% win rate in the against Rennes, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 1-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Clermont Foot vs Rennes Results

In one of the previous two matches between Clermont Foot and Rennes both teams scored.

Clermont Foot vs Rennes Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Ligue 1, Komnen Andric will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Rennes hope Benjamin Bourigeaud can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Ligue 1 goals in his last six Ligue 1 games.

Rennes have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Clermont Foot managedtwo clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

In the last two encounters between Clermont Foot and Rennes over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Clermont Foot averaged one goal a game. Rennes scored an average of 3.5 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Clermont Foot, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Rennes played across all tournaments. They scored 2.1 times on average in the process.