Rennes vs Nice Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd January 2023

The Ligue 1 clash at Roazhon Park this coming Monday sees Rennes hosting opponents Nice. Rennes and Nice had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Rennes approach round 17 as number four in the Ligue 1 table with 31 points on their account so far. With 16 rounds behind them, Nice have amassed 21 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

Both teams have ended up with too many draws most recently. They surely longed for more points from those games, and thus both Rennes and Nice will be looking for a morale-boosting victory to get back on the winning track.

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 three clean sheets.

Nice are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of nine goals, and while Nice claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.9 goals per match.

Rennes vs Nice Prediction

Rennes Form

Rennes went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Lille, a 2-1 win against Toulouse and a 3-1 defeat against Reims. Rennes bulldozed their way through the previous six Ligue 1 outing at Roazhon Park. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 19 and conceding four.

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

Nice Form

Nice are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-0 against Brest, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Lyon. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Lens. Nice won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding six.

In a season where everything simply clicks, Nice might even reach the upper third of the table but right now, they are on course for a solid mid-table finish.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Rennes welcome Nice this coming Monday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Rennes have taken six points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won one of these matches with a scoreline of eight goals to 11. Nice took eight points from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won two, scored six goals and conceded nine. Rennes enjoy a record of nine wins, four draws and three defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nice are looking at five wins, six draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1.

Rennes vs Nice Team News

Rennes seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Monday.

Desire Doue and Baptiste Santamaria are missing from the squad, Rennes will field against Nicethis coming Monday.

Nice have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Rennes on Monday.

Names like Aaron Ramsey, Mattia Viti, Youcef Atal and Marcin Bulka most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Rennes.

Rennes vs Nice H2H

It finished 1-1 when Rennes last played Nice and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Nice have been the dominant force winning five matches against Rennes. The bookies have Nice to win this match at best price odds of 10/3.

Rennes vs Nice Results

Both teams to score came out seven times in the past ten matches between Rennes and Nice. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 4/5 with the bookies.

Rennes vs Nice Betting Tips

Gaetan Laborde shows decent form right now for Nice, 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 on Monday. Siding with Martin Terrier also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Rennes won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Nice won three of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing five and losing two. Goals are flowing freely for Rennes on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target nine times in Nice''s last 10 league games away from home.

In the last ten encounters between Rennes and Nice over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Rennes averaged 0.8 goals a game. Nice scored an average of 1.2 goals in these, while both teams scored seven times. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Rennes saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 2.2 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Nice, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.