Metz vs Rennes Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Metz vs Rennes Intro

Metz are in dire straits as they await the visit of Rennes to the Stade Saint Symphorien. With the Ligue 1 season almost up, Metz need to start picking up points and quickly. Rennes look set to finish in the top half of the table, but still need the points to confirm their position. The two meet on Saturday May 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Up until round 32, Laszlo Boloni’s home side have earned 29 points and sit in the 16th place. Their opponents’ coach, Julien Stephan, should probably rethink his strategy, since the visiting team have only 42 points and are in the last position in Ligue 1. We approach the latter stages of the Ligue 1 campaign and there’s a gap between Metz and Rennes in the table. There’s a difference of 7 places and 13 points between these two sides.

Metz vs Rennes Form

After their defeat to Lille, Metz have won 6 points from their last five matches with a form run of L,W,W,L,L. In the meantime, Rennes have not had the greatest form in the last five games. The loss to Brest made it 3 points from the last 5 rounds. Metz needs to be doing better at home. They only have six points from the five games so far. In the guests’ five matches away from home, Rennes have taken just 5 points.

Metz vs Rennes H2H

This fixture has regularly been dominated by Rennes. In fact, in 26 meetings, Metz has only won on 3 occasions, with another 9 games ending up all square. Rennes have dominated Metz in recent matches between the two clubs, winning each of the last six meetings.

Metz vs Rennes Analysis

In their last game, Metz suffered a loss and received no points. Lille was the opponent of Laszlo Boloni’s men. After 90 minutes, the score was 1-2. This week Metz will be thinking about one thing only, Rennes. Against Lille, Metz had a ball possession of 29%. Looking at shots on goal, Metz, in its previous game, shot 5 times on target and in the same game, Laszlo Boloni’s men gave up 14 shots. Meanwhile, Rennes took zero points in losing their last match. In that match, Julien Stephan’s men faced Brest. After 90 minutes, the score was 4-5. In their match against Brest, Rennes had the following ball possession : 46%. In Rennes previous game, they shot on target 20 times while Julien Stephan’s men conceded 10 shots.

Metz vs Rennes Odds

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