Rennes vs Strasbourg prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-11-01 14:00.
[p]Draw specialists Rennes will look to end their long wait for a win as they host a high-flying Strasbourg side buoyed by victory in midweek.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Rennes had looked destined for a win on Wednesday night, but threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Toulouse. That was the Red and Blacks’ sixth Ligue 1 stalemate this term already (W2, L2), and a fifth in their last six outings (D1), meaning that only two sides have collected fewer points across the last six Ligue 1 rounds. The silver lining for Habib Beye’s side is that they return home here, where both of their Ligue 1 wins this season were collected, and although they did lose their last such outing here against Nice, that’s their only defeat in their last seven home league outings (W4, D2). [/p]
[p]Liam Rosenior’s Strasbourg had gone three games without a win across all competitions prior to Wednesday night (D2, L1), but a convincing 3-0 home victory against struggling Auxerre halted that run in spectacular style. Le Racing began the weekend just two points behind leaders PSG, and with this their best start to a Ligue 1 campaign since winning the title in the 1978/79 season, genuine hope is growing of achieving UEFA Champions League qualification this term. Improved defensive resilience on the road would aid that cause having conceded ten goals on their travels so far, with 2+ goals leaked in each of their last four away league games meaning they only picked up one win therein (D1, L2).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Rennes have won just one of the last four H2Hs (D1, L2), though it was the most recent one in February (1-0), with that serving as their fifth consecutive home H2H against Strasbourg without defeat (W4, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Rennes are the only team who haven’t led a Ligue 1 home game at half-time yet this season (HT: D3, L2).[/p]
[p]Six of Rennes’ seven home goals in Ligue 1 this term have been scored in the second half.[/p]
[p]Strasbourg have scored first in eight of their ten Ligue 1 games this season.[/p]
[p]Seven of Strasbourg’s ten league games this term have been decided by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rennes goalkeeper Brice Samba is unbeaten in eight career H2Hs with Strasbourg (W4, D4) having faced them for three different clubs. Strasbourg’s JoaquĂn Panichelli has scored in five consecutive matches across all competitions (G7), with his most recent two strikes opening the scoring.[/p]
[p]Neither side appear to have any fresh injury concerns ahead of this clash.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given Rennes’ penchant for scoring after the break, we recommend backing both teams to score in the second half.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]