PSG vs Rennes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-02-24 16:05.
Despite beating Nantes 2-0 last time out in Ligue 1 and winning the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie with Real Sociedad a few days prior, it’s proven to be yet another week filled with turmoil for PSG. That’s because recent reports have suggested that star forward Kylian Mbappe is now definitively set to leave the club at the end of the season, news that will have come as bitter disappointment to fans of the Parisian side.
At least on the pitch, things are still going extremely well for PSG, who top Ligue 1 ahead of this matchday by a whopping 13 points. That’s largely due to their return of just one league defeat all campaign (W16, D5), whilst manager Luis Enrique has now overseen a 17 match unbeaten run in the division (W14, D3) for the seventh time in club history, but first since the 2018/19 season.
The hosts will be severely tested in this latest outing at Parc des Princes though, as in-form Rennes visit the French capital. Despite being dumped out of the UEFA Europa League during the week in a 5-3 aggregate loss to AC Milan, the away side have now won 10 of their last 11 matches across all competitions (L1) as they enter the hunt for a top three Ligue 1 finish this term.
In the midst of a six-match winning league run – the longest such run in the competition – there are plenty of reasons for the visitors to be optimistic. The main one comes from the fact that since PSG were bought in the summer of 2011 by QSI, Rennes have claimed the joint-most H2H league wins of any side (7), including four victories at this venue – the most of any team during that period.
Players to watch: PSG’s Bradley Barcola has recorded five goal contributions (G2, A3) across his last seven competitive matches, while Rennes’ Benjamin Bourigeaud has one more (G5, A1) across his last five matches after hitting a midweek hat-trick against Milan.
Hot stat: Rennes have scored 2+ goals in five of their last six Ligue 1 matches.