Rennes vs Nantes prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-04-17 18:45.
[p]Rennes recorded their second-biggest win of the season last time out, beating Le Havre 5-1 away from home to move eight points clear of the relegation zone. With just five games remaining, that victory went a long way to easing lingering fears of the drop, so the aim now could well be to climb even higher, as they currently sit 11th and haven’t finished outside of Ligue 1’s top ten since 2013/14![/p]
[p]Habib Beye’s side have now won six of their ten games since he took charge (L4), with each of the five wins before last week’s success accompanied by a clean sheet. Home fans should have faith that their side can add to Beye’s win column here considering Rennes have won each of the last six home H2Hs against Nantes, avoiding defeat in the last 11 (W8, D3), with their last such loss coming back in September 2013.[/p]
[p]Nantes weren’t in action last weekend due to their scheduled opponents PSG’s involvement in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, with the governing body’s decision to postpone that game not well received by the Canaries given their standing. Antoine Kombouaré’s side beat Nice in their last outing earlier this month, but remain just three points above the relegation zone.[/p]
[p]With that rescheduled game against PSG to come on Tuesday night, victory here could prove priceless in Nantes’ survival bid. If they fall behind on Friday, securing those three points becomes a considerably tougher task as they are yet to win a Ligue 1 game this season when their opponents have scored first (D3, L10).[/p]
[p]Key battle: Five of Lorenz Assignon’s seven goal involvements (G3, A4) in Ligue 1 this term have come in the first half, including all four assists and his goal against Le Havre last week. Moses Simon has directly contributed to a goal in each of his last three Nantes appearances (G1, A2), while he also netted the winner in December’s reverse fixture.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Only Le Havre (17) have conceded more goals between the 76th minute and full-time in Ligue 1 this season than Nantes (12).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]