Reims vs Rennes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-05-18 19:00.
[p]With four or more total goals scored across five of the last seven H2Hs between Reims and Rennes, the Stade Auguste-Delaune could see an entertaining final day fixture between two mid-table sides. Managerless Reims begin this clash two points behind their opponents and a win will see them jump above them to finish in ninth place, a scenario which appears plausible after they beat Marseille 1-0 on Wednesday to end a six-match winless streak (D3, L3).[/p]
[p]The Red and Whites are unbeaten since manager Will Still departed (W1, D1), with caretaker manager Samba Diawara having an immediate impact and picking up points from sides ranked above them. As captain Yunis Abdelhamid will leave at the end of the season, Diawara is keen for one more positive result and the interim manager set the team the challenge of treating the win against Marseille as a semi-final to make Sunday’s home clash “a final for Abdelhamid.”[/p]
[p]Looking to spoil the Moroccan’s au revoir, Rennes could still finish as high as eighth, and to complete their side of the bargain they need to record their third successive victory over Reims, something they have not achieved since the early 1970s! They also do not have the strongest record in Reims, where they have won on just one of their last seven visits (D2, L4).[/p]
[p]The Red and Blacks saw their hopes of a seventh consecutive European campaign end when they drew 1-1 with fellow European hopefuls Lens in their last fixture. But with only league placings up for grabs in this match, spectators could well see Rennes play their part in another high-scoring clash as their two previous games finished in a 3-2 win at Metz, just one week after their 5-4 home defeat to Brest.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: With an own-goal against Marseille, Reims’ players have scored only four times in the last six matches, but Keito Nakamura has got two of those with both coming in the first half. Rennes’ Arnaud Kalimuendo was unable to score for the fourth game in a row last round but he did chip in with his first assist of the season. Notably, nine of his last 13 goals have come in away matches.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: There was a goal scored from the 82nd minute onwards in each of Rennes’ last four matches.[/p]