Rennes v Chelsea Betting Tips & Predictions - bettingexpert
Rennes v Chelsea Recent Form
Rennes are in danger of elimination after a poor start to their Champions League campaign. It’s their first season in Europe’s premier club competition and they’re still waiting for their first win with one point from three matches. The Blues are unbeaten with two wins and a draw from their three Champions League fixtures.
Rennes v Chelsea Recent Matchups
These two sides met for the first time in the reverse fixture back at the start of the month. The Blues won that match 3-0 back at Stamford Bridge to continue their march towards qualification. A Tammy Abraham goal and two Timo Werner penalties secured the three points for Frank Lampard’s men in London after the French side were reduced to 10 men.
Rennes v Chelsea Stats & Analysis
Chelsea come into this match with the joint-best defensive record in the competition. English champions, Liverpool are the only other side to match Frank Lampard’s men defensively. Neither have conceded a goal in the UEFA Champions League this season and a run of three clean sheets is no mean feat in this competition.
But it’s not confined to Europe. The Blues are keeping the goals out in the Premier League as well and Rennes have a lot to do with why. Edouard Mendy joined the Blues from the French side just a few months back but has already made a huge impression. The goalkeeper has asserted himself as Chelsea’s number one and it’s easy to see why. The Senegal international has conceded just two goals for the Blues in his eight appearances for the club in all competitions. He’s played every minute for them in the Champions League and it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if his record were to continue in this match.
Stade Rennais are far from prolific in front of goal. There’s little to suggest that this will be a particularly high-scoring match as both of these teams struggle to find the net. They haven’t conceded too many either so don’t be surprised if this is a low-scoring affair. Rennes have the lowest average number of total match goals per game in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season at 2.00. Chelsea aren’t much better off at 2.33
Rennes v Chelsea Bets
So it’s no surprise to see that Chelsea are the big favourites to win this match. The hosts Rennes are 9/3 to secure their first ever Champions League win here. A draw is 7/2 and the Blues are the big odds-on favourites. Frank Lampard’s men are 4/6 to get the win and go one step closer to qualification.
Chelsea could seal qualification from Group E here if they get the win and results go their way. Frank Lampard will be eager to wrap it up ahead of the busy fixture period coming up. To do that, he will surely have to rely on the form of his new goalkeeper. Edouard Mendy will be aiming to keep another clean sheet here on his return to Stade Rennais. The Blues are 2/1 to win to nil which is low but likely.
There is a lot to suggest that a low-scoring match is coming. These two sides have amongst the lowest numbers of average total match goals in the competition. Under 3.5 total match goals is 8/15 and under 2.5 is a tempting 11/8.
But many will be expecting a comfortable win for the Blues. They are scoring freely right now with an average of 3.2 goals to their name in the last five matches. It may be worth backing Chelsea to win by a comfortable margin. Frank Lampard’s men are 7/4 to win with a European handicap of 1-0 to the hosts Rennes and 9/3 at 2-0. It may not be worth going much higher than that.
