Round 37 of the Ligue 1 serves up an encounter between Rennes and Monaco taking place at Roazhon Park this coming Saturday.
We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Rennes and Monaco are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.
Rennes show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They pulled off five clean sheets.
Monaco managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.8 goals an average per game.
The most recent outing between Rennes and Monaco ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.
Rennes vs Monaco Prediction
Rennes Form
Rennes look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Nice, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Troyes in a 4-0 win. They followed that up with a 0-5 win against AC Ajaccio in their most recent outing. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Rennes have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored 13 and conceded four goals.
Rennes had their sights set on qualifying for Europe, and this is still a highly probable outcome to the season, but they need to remain focused.
Monaco Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Monaco at the moment. Against Angers, they came out on top in a 1-2 win, before drawing 0-0 against Lille. Most recently they were left reeling in a 3-1 defeat win against Lyon. Monaco won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and nine scored.
Rennes are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Monaco. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.
Rennes earned nine points from their last nine matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following eight goals scored while also conceding ten. Monaco won five of their last 17 matches against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table, scoring 24 and conceding 29 goals. They collected 21 points from these. Rennes are looking at a record of 19 wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Monaco have a record of 19 wins, eight draws and nine defeats in the Ligue 1.
Rennes vs Monaco Stats
- Rennes have scored in 21 of the last 23 home matches
- Rennes have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Rennes matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Rennes have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 3.5 goals
- Rennes have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Monaco have scored in 33 of the last 35 away matches
- Monaco have not lost 16 of the last 18 away matches
- Monaco have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 7 of the last 8 Monaco matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Monaco away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Rennes vs Monaco Squads
Rennes Squad
Genesio will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Monaco from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):
Dogan Alemdar (0/4), Elias Damergy (0/0), Romain Salin (0/0), Steve Mandanda (0/33), Adrien Truffert (0/28), Arthur Theate (4/34), Birger Meling (0/25), Christopher Wooh (0/14), Djed Spence (0/8), Guela Doue (0/0), Hamari Traore (1/29), Jeanuel Belocian (0/6), Joe Rodon (1/15), Lorenz Assignon (0/10), Steven Moreira (0/0), Baptiste Santamaria (2/23), Benjamin Bourigeaud (5/35), Desire Doue (3/25), Flavien Tait (2/30), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/24), Lovro Majer (1/30), Warmed Omari (0/14), Xeka (0/8), Alan Do Marcolino (0/0), Amine Gouiri (14/34), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (7/28), Ibrahim Salah (0/13), Jeremy Doku (6/27), Karl Toko Ekambi (7/34), Martin Terrier (9/16).
Monaco Squad
Here is the full team squad of Monaco. The 49 year-old Philippe Clement will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alexander Nuebel (0/36), Thomas Didillon (0/0), Yann Lienard (0/0), Axel Disasi (3/36), Caio Henrique (1/33), Chrislain Matsima (0/14), Guillermo Maripan (3/24), Malang Sarr (0/13), Ruben Aguilar (0/18), Vanderson (1/29), Yllan Okou (0/0), Aleksandr Golovin (8/33), Corentin Tirard (0/0), Edan Diop (1/6), Eliesse Ben Seghir (4/17), Eliot Matazo (1/22), Ismail Jakobs (0/31), Jean Lucas (0/6), Maghnes Akliouche (0/10), Mohamed Camara (0/27), Soungoutou Magassa (0/2), Youssouf Fofana (2/34), Breel Embolo (12/30), Gelson Martins (0/11), Kevin Volland (3/15), Krepin Diatta (4/30), Myron Boadu (3/12), Takumi Minamino (1/17), Wissam Ben Yedder (18/30).
Rennes vs Monaco Team News
At the time of writing, Rennes have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Monaco this coming Saturday.
Martin Terrier, Lorenz Assignon, Desire Doue and Baptiste Santamaria are missing from the squad, Rennes will field against Monacothis coming Saturday.
Monaco seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Roazhon Park to face Rennes.
Kevin Volland won't be travelling with Monaco this time, as he nurses an injury.
Rennes vs Monaco Lineups
Rennes vs Monaco H2H
It finished 1-1 when Rennes last played Monaco and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Monaco seem to have a bit of a love affair with Rennes, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Monaco to win this match at best price odds of 5/2.
Rennes vs Monaco Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Rennes welcome Monaco as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies on Saturday.
Rennes vs Monaco Betting Tips
Aleksandr Golovin shows decent form right now for Monaco, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Rennes, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Jeremy Doku also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.
Rennes claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing zero of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Monaco won five of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost two. Rennes scored the opening goal six times of a possible 10 at Roazhon Park, while Monaco did likewise in eight of their 10 most recent away games.
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times from a possible ten encounters between Rennes and Monaco, as Rennes averaged 1.5 goals per game. Monaco served up an average of 1.8 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet ten times over the same period. Rennes performed an average of two goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Monaco, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
