Rennes vs St Etienne prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-11-29 16:00.
[p]Three successive Ligue 1 losses means that Rennes are only one point above the bottom three heading into the weekend, as they face the prospect of losing four straight league matches for the first time since March 2021. Ahead of new head coach Jorge Sampaoli’s first home game in charge, the Red and Blacks will still be optimistic about defeating Saint-Étienne, who sit just two points above them. [/p]
[p]Another source of inspiration Rennes can perhaps draw upon is the fact that they beat their upcoming opponents 5-0 and 2-0 three seasons ago – the last time that these sides faced each other and the first campaign since 2008/09 in which a team had done the double in this fixture. The Brittany outfit have failed to score in their last three games which could cause concern, while they haven’t found the net before half-time in their last five matches. [/p]
[p]Saint-Étienne’s home form is what’s keeping them above water at the moment, as 12 of their 13 points this season have come at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. By contrast, only Montpellier – who they beat 1-0 last Saturday – have a worse Ligue 1 away record in 2024/25 than the Greens, who have scored just four goals on the road since sealing promotion back to the top flight in June. [/p]
[p]The biggest issue for Olivier Dall’Oglio’s side has been at the back, having conceded 20 goals on their travels this term – the worst figure in the league heading into the weekend. Former Rennes defender Dall’Oglio has also not won any of his last seven games as a manager against his old club, with four of those matches seeing his side on the day also fail to score.  [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Arnaud Kalimuendo may currently be out of form, but he’ll have fond memories of playing against Saint-Étienne, having scored and assisted against them in his debut Ligue 1 campaign four seasons ago. Benjamin Bouchouari, meanwhile, will be on cloud nine after his first-ever top-flight strike last weekend proved to be the winner against Montpellier for Saint-Étienne, meaning the Moroccan’s five career goal scoring appearances have now all ended in victory.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Rennes have received the first booking in their last seven matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]