Rennes vs Marseille Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th March 2023

Rennes enjoy home advantage, when visitors Marseille swing by on Sunday for a Ligue 1 clash.

Looking at the Ligue 1 standings, the current difference between the sides is six points and three places.

Marseille are aiming to extend the lead on Rennes in the Ligue 1 table after they go toe-to-toe on Sunday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger than it already is.

Rennes scored 14 goals, conceded 14 and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Marseille scored 22 goals, conceded 12 and fought their way to three clean sheets in their last ten games.

Neither Rennes nor Marseille managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

Rennes vs Marseille Prediction

Rennes Form

In their last three outings, Rennes won 2-0 against Clermont Foot, beat Shakhtar Donetsk by 1-0 and hammered Nantes 0-1. Rennes showed little mercy in their past six matches at Roazhon Park, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 11 times, while letting in five themselves.

Marseille Form

Marseille added four points to their account in their previous three matches, starting off beating Toulouse 2-3. A 0-3 defeat against PSG followed, before sharing the points with Annecy FC in a 2-2 draw. Marseille collected a maximum six wins in their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, which no away team naturally currently does better. They outscored their opponents by 14 goals to five along the way.

Rennes and Marseille looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Rennes earned six points from their last six matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed one wins, following six goals scored while also conceding eight. Marseille scored 19 goals and conceded 15 in their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them six wins and 20 points. Rennes are looking at a record of 14 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Marseille show off 16 wins, four draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1.

Rennes vs Marseille Squads

Rennes Squad

Bruno Genesio will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Marseille from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Dogan Alemdar (0/3), Elias Damergy (0/0), Romain Salin (0/0), Steve Mandanda (0/23), Adrien Truffert (0/25), Arthur Theate (2/24), Birger Meling (0/18), Christopher Wooh (0/10), Djed Spence (0/4), Guela Doue (0/0), Hamari Traore (1/19), Jeanuel Belocian (0/2), Joe Rodon (1/14), Lorenz Assignon (0/6), Steven Moreira (0/0), Baptiste Santamaria (1/13), Benjamin Bourigeaud (3/24), Desire Doue (3/19), Flavien Tait (2/23), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/16), Lovro Majer (1/20), Warmed Omari (0/5), Xeka (0/8), Amine Gouiri (9/23), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (6/18), Ibrahim Salah (0/4), Jeremy Doku (1/18), Karl Toko Ekambi (4/24), Martin Terrier (9/16).

Marseille Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Marseille head coach Tudor will select from for his starting XI:

Ruben Blanco (0/4), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (0/0), Chancel Mbemba (3/24), Eric Bailly (0/9), Issa Kabore (1/12), Jonathan Clauss (1/21), Leonardo Balerdi (0/25), Nuno Tavares (6/21), Samuel Gigot (2/17), Sead Kolasinac (3/21), Amine Harit (0/10), Azzedine Ounahi (1/20), Bartug Elmaz (0/0), Cengiz Under (2/24), Dimitri Payet (2/19), Jordan Veretout (3/25), Matteo Guendouzi (1/23), Ruslan Malinovsky (1/8), Valentin Rongier (1/24), Alexis Sanchez (9/22), Nemanja Radonjic (0/0), Pedro Ruiz (0/0), Vitor Oliveira (0/3).

Rennes vs Marseille Team News

Rennes could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Marseille.

Martin Terrier, Lorenz Assignon, Desire Doue and Baptiste Santamaria are missing from the squad, Rennes will field against Marseillethis coming Sunday.

At the time of writing, Marseille just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday.

Names like Samuel Gigot and Amine Harit most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rennes.

Rennes vs Marseille Lineups

Rennes vs Marseille H2H

Rennes and Marseille had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Neither side have been the dominant force in recent meetings between Rennes and Marseille, as Marseille won four of the last ten Matches, while Rennes won two matches of these ten encounters. The bookies have Marseille to win this match at best price odds of 3/2.

Rennes vs Marseille Results

In the past ten matches between home side Rennes and Marseille both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 8/13.

Rennes vs Marseille Betting Tips

Amine Gouiri look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Ligue 1 matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Alexis Sanchez adds to his three Ligue 1 goals come this coming Sunday.

Rennes claimed a modest seven wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing one. Marseille won seven of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost two of the games in this run. One might consider a punt on Rennes to draw first blood this coming Sunday against Marseille. The home side scored the first goal of the game in ten of their last 10 home matches. Their visitors scored the first goal in eight of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Rennes managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Marseille averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Rennes saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Marseille, who scored 2.3 times on average in those matches.