The French Ligue 1 action starts on Friday night this weekend and the first fixture sees Rennes welcome Bordeaux to Roazhon Park. The home team will be hoping to use this match as means to move further away from the Ligue 1 relegation zone. Rennes start the match in 13th place but only 2 points clear of the relegation playoff position currently occupied by Strasbourg. Bordeaux will be hoping to use this match to get back to winning ways and resume their challenge for a spot in the European places for next season.
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Stade Rennes
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Rennes come into this match having won their last three matches in all competitions. There have been victories over Lille and Montpellier in Ligue 1 and a win at Dijon in the Coupe de la Ligue. These results have seen a turnaround in form for Rennes who were struggling to pick up wins prior to the first of those results which was a 1-0 home win over Lille. Before that victory, Rennes had won just one of their 9 Ligue 1 games and they were sitting near the bottom of the table. Last weekend they produced a good 1-0 win away at Montpellier but at home they have won only one of their last 6 league games. They have also scored just 1 goal in their last 3 home Ligue 1 matches.
Bordeaux Form
Bordeaux’s form contrasts with their opponents and they started the season off very well, only to see results go against them in recent matches. Bordeaux went 7 matches without defeat at the start of the 2017/18 Ligue 1 season. They picked up wins over Metz, Troyes, Toulouse and Guingamp. There were also draws with Angers, Lyon and Lille, which were good enough to keep Bordeaux in the mix towards the top of the table. However, following the home win against Guingamp, Bordeaux have lost 3 and drawn 1 of their 4 league games. The first of those defeats was a heavy 6-1 away loss at Paris Saint-Germain and that seemed to impact their following games, which started with a 1-1 home draw with Nantes. What followed was two defeats at the hands of Amiens away and Monaco at home.
Team News
Rennes could be without several players for this match, with Sanjin Prcic, Ismalia Sarr, Morgan Amalfitano, Yoann Gourcuff and Mexer all carrying injuries. Top scorer Benjamin Bourigeaud should be fit to play. Bordeaux travel without Gaetan Laborde who is injured and Lukas Lerager who is suspended.
Top Betting Tips
This is a difficult match to call, with Rennes lower down the table than Bordeaux but with a better recent record than the visitors. The teams could be difficult to split and the draw is on offer at 21/10 with Ladbrokes. Bordeaux have drawn 6 of their last 9 Ligue 1 games and 3 of the last 4 have seen under 2.5 goals. Rennes have seen under 2.5 goals in their previous 3 home matches and you can get 13/20 with Ladbrokes for under 2.5 goals in this game. With under 2.5 goal and a draw predicted above, this narrows down a correct score prediction and the 1-1 final score is on offer at 5/1 with Ladbrokes.