Rennes vs Lorient Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Rennes vs Lorient Intro

Rennes, who have been in steady form this season, face Lorient, who have struggled throughout. The home side are looking to climb towards the top of the Ligue 1 table, whereas Lorient are deep in trouble at the bottom of the league. Kick off is at Roazhon Park on Sunday March 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM. Before round 24, Julien Stephan’s home team have taken 35 points and sit in the 7th place, and their opponents, fronted by Regis Le Bris, occupy the 16th place in the Ligue 1 table on 22 points from their 23 games. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a difference in fortunes between Rennes and Lorient in the Ligue 1 table. The sides are separated by 13 points and 9 places.

Rennes vs Lorient Form

Following their draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the last round, Rennes have now gone unbeaten collecting 13 points from their last five matches. At the same time, Lorient lost to Nantes but have picked up 10 points in the last five games. Rennes is almost unbeatable at home after picking up 12 points from just five games. Lorient have played fairly well away from home lately, picking up 7 points in five games.

Rennes vs Lorient H2H

Sunday’s meeting between these two clubs will be their 43th, as the rivalry continues. The hosts Rennes have the advantage through the 43 meetings between these teams, winning 22 matches, opposed to the visitors Lorient total of 12 victories. The teams have drawn on 9 occasions. After winning three each of the last six meetings this could be a good game between Rennes and Lorient, in a a fixture that Rennes always used to do better in.

Rennes vs Lorient Analysis

In their last game, Rennes earned 1 point from their drawn match. Paris Saint-Germain was the opponent of Julien Stephan’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 1-1. This week Rennes will be thinking about one thing only, Lorient. Stats against Paris Saint-Germain, shows that Rennes had 34% of ball possession. In terms of shots on goal, Rennes struck a total of 3 shots in attack while in defence conceding 15 shots to Paris Saint-Germain. Meanwhile, Lorient took zero points in losing their last match. In that match, Regis Le Bris’s men faced Nantes. After 90 minutes, the score was 0-1. During their latest meetup with Nantes, Lorient took 64% possession. In Lorient previous game, they shot on target 3 times while Regis Le Bris’s men conceded 7 shots.

Rennes vs Lorient Odds

Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Rennes and Lorient is Rennes.