Lorient vs Rennes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-08-23 13:00.
[p]After losing on opening weekend, Lorient make their home bow in Ligue 1 this season as they host a Rennes side who won on matchday one. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Last season’s Ligue 2 champions marked their Ligue 1 return with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Auxerre, in a match where Olivier Pantaloni’s side earned some plaudits, but no points. It’s a result that will leave Les Merlus feeling nervous, given the only other time they started a Ligue 1 campaign with consecutive losses was in 2016/17 and resulted in relegation. That trepidation will be eased by their fine recent home form, with an 88% win percentage in Ligue 2 last season (W15, D1, L1) being the highest among teams in the top-five European leagues and their respective second divisions and certainly boosting belief they can get off the mark here. [/p]
[p]Rennes head into this Brittany derby elated following their dramatic late 1-0 win over Marseille, despite Habib Beye’s side playing the best part of an hour with ten men. That result served as the perfect start to Beye’s first full season in charge, and optimism will heighten with another win here, as Rennes aim to begin a Ligue 1 season with two wins for the first time since 2019/20. Replicating that feat is certainly within the realms of possibility, not least because Rennes have won five of their last six away games in Ligue 1 against newly-promoted opposition (D1).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Lorient have won each of their last four Ligue 1 H2Hs with Rennes, including the last three by a 2-1 scoreline. It’s their longest winning run against a single opponent in Ligue 1 since beating Saint-Étienne five times in a row between 2008 and 2010.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lorient have scored at least twice after half-time in their last five home league games.[/p]
[p]Seven of Lorient’s last eight home games saw over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Rennes have scored in each of their last seven Ligue 1 games.[/p]
[p]Six of Rennes’ last seven away matches saw over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Aiyegun Tosin could leave it late if he’s to get off the mark for the season as his last three goals have all come after the 80th minute. Ludovic Blas is one goal short of reaching 50 in Ligue 1, with his last two strikes coming in 1-0 victories.[/p]
[p]Isaak TourĂ© is one of the standout names in Lorient’s long injury list. Lilian Brassier missed Rennes’ match against Marseille with an ankle injury, and Abdelhamid AĂŻt Boudlal serves a suspension after becoming the first player to be sent off in Ligue 1 this season. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With goals tending to flow when these two sides are in action, backing over 2.5 goals could be a shrewd bet here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: James Hilsum[/i][/p]