Rennes vs Montpellier Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th October 2022

Montpellier could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Rennes this coming Sunday. Their current position in the Ligue 1 standings naturally favours Rennes, but Montpellier won't be short on motivation. Rennes hope to extend their grip on Montpellier, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 2-0 and 4-2, respectively.

The hosts are currently fourth in the Ligue 1 standings with 24 points after 12 rounds. Montpellier are trailing behind them on 12 points, which makes them 13th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Montpellier face a tough prospect, when travelling to in-form Rennes on Sunday, with the home side racking up four wins in a row.

Rennes scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded ten goals, an average of one and pulled off two clean sheets.

When it comes to goal-scoring Montpellier are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 17 goals for an average of 1.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in two of these matches.

Rennes vs Montpellier Prediction

Rennes form

Rennes collected seven points from their last three matches, as they ran out 3-2 and 1-2 winners against Lyon and Angers, respectively. Against Fenerbahce, they had to settle for a draw after a 3-3 draw. 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 16 times, while letting in five themselves.

Rennes were spoken of as contenders for medals before the Ligue 1 season, and they remain on course for the podium.

Montpellier Form

Montpellier endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Monaco, before Lens ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Lyon, who came out 1-2 winners. Montpellier claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Ligue 1. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 14 goals to 12.

Aiming for a season well away from the relegation-line, Montpellier are continually collecting enough points to look comfortable.

A home win for Rennes is the obvious choice at Roazhon Park. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Montpellier come visiting.

Rennes took 19 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. This amounts to six wins after scoring 19 times and conceding five. Montpellier claimed zero wins and zero points from their last six encounters with teams in the top half of the Ligue 1, while scoring six goals to 17 against.

Rennes vs Montpellier Team News

Rennes might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Montpellier.

Jeremy Doku, Baptiste Santamaria and Warmed Omari nurses various injuries and won't take part for Rennes against Montpellier at Roazhon Park.

Montpellier have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Rennes on Sunday.

Jonas Omlin, Mamadou Sakho, Theo Sainte-Luce, Dimitry Bertaud and Pedro Mendes all face a spell on the sidelines for Montpellier due to various injuries.

Rennes vs Montpellier H2H

Rennes beat Montpellier in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 2-0 win with a 4-2 victory. Rennes seem to have a great read on Montpellier, winning six times of the previous ten matches in the Ligue 1. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.36.

Rennes vs Montpellier Results

Both teams scored five times in the previous ten matches between home side Rennes and Montpellier. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.80.

Rennes vs Montpellier Betting Tips

Arnaud Nordin shows decent form right now for Montpellier, 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 Sunday. Siding with Martin Terrier also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Rennes won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Montpellier won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Rennes managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Montpellier kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Rennes and Montpellier. There were over two goals five times, as Rennes managed an average of 1.9 goals, while Montpellier scored 0.8 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Rennes’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.5 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.7 times in those matches.