Rennes vs Nice Prediction & Betting Tips - Ligue 1

Prediction published on 11/01/2024, 15:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Ligue 1 Predictions

Nice will travel to the Roazhon Park to take on Rennes, hoping to close the gap on Ligue 1 leaders PSG. Going into this Saturday game, hosts Rennes are 10th while Nice are second in the league standings. Both these sides are coming from triumphant outings in the French Cup. Rennes trounced Guingamp 2-0 on the road and returning at home, they’ll target a third straight win. They carry here a three-game unbeaten run, having earlier drawn 0-0 with Toulouse. While they have a good run in attack, failing to score once in five matches, Rennes have just two clean sheets in six matches. They’ve scored more than a goal in three of their last five matches and both teams scored in three of the five. At home, they have just one clean sheet in 10 matches. Both teams also scored in eight of their last 10 matches.

Nice are coming from a 0-0 draw with Auxerre in the French Cup, but they won on post match penalties. That result marked their second straight clean sheet, having failed to keep any in the earlier three matches. Their recent run has been patchy and Nice will hope to do better here. They have the 2-0 win over Lens in the last league game to build from but they also have some defensive work to do. In their last five league matches Nice have kept just two clean sheets. Both teams scored in two of their last three league matches, while they are winless in three straight away games. Their last two away games ended in losses, a trend they’ll be keen to stop. Nice have just one clean sheet in seven games against Rennes. Both teams have scored in five of the last six meetings between these two sides.