Rennes vs Brest Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Rennes

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Rennes are hoping to win again following the 0-3 Ligue 1 victory against Nantes.

In that game, Rennes managed 56% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Rennes, the goals were scored by Arnaud Kalimuendo (67'), Benjamin Bourigeaud (76') and Amine Gouiri (91'). Nantes had 6 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

An interesting aspect of recent Rennes games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

Taking their previous sextet of clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would have been a loser.

Coming into this contest, Rennes have not lost a league tie with Brest in their last 13 matches. A very long unbeaten run against them.

Brest

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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Monaco in Ligue 1 competition, Brest and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Brest had 57% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, Monaco had 8 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Denis Zakaria (40') and Takumi Minamino (48') scored for Monaco.

Indicating their penchant for high-scoring encounters, the back of the net has been hit 20 times in the prior six matches in which Brest have sent out their troops, giving an average of 3.33 goals each clash. Their opponents have hit 11 of those goals. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be continued on here.

👥 Head to head

A quick look at their past head to head results going back to 17/01/2021 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Brest. They’ve not managed to register any victories whatsoever whereas Rennes have been dominant against them, finishing as winners in 67 per cent of those ties.

A sum of 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 of them from Rennes and 4 for Les Ty' Zefs. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The last league clash between these sides was Ligue 1 match day 4 on 02/09/2023 when it ended Brest 0-0 Rennes.

On that occasion, Brest had 48% possession and 13 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Rennes got 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Hakim Ben El Hadj.

📰 Team News: Rennes

There aren’t many selection issues, with just the sole fitness concern for the Rennes boss Julien Stéphan to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group. Mahamadou Nagida (Knee injury) misses out.

We think that Rennes could go for a 4-4-2 formation for this one, handing starts to Steve Mandanda, Guela Doue, Warmed Omari, Arthur Theate, Jeanuel Belocian, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Azor Matusiwa, Baptiste Santamaria, Desire Doue, Amine Gouiri and Arnaud Kalimuendo.

📰 Team News: Brest

With a fully healthy squad available to choose from, the Brest manager Éric Roy has zero fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash.

It’s our belief that Les Ty' Zefs will likely play in a 4-4-2 system, settling for Marco Bizot, Kenny Lala, Julien Le Cardinal, Brendan Chardonnet, Bradley Locko, Romain Del Castillo, Pierre Lees-Melou, Hugo Magnetti, Kamory Doumbia, Martin Satriano and Steve Mounie.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment here is that Brest will need things to go their way to register a score against this Rennes outfit who we reckon should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

That’s why our selection here is for a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning score for Rennes when the referee blows for full-time.

Should be interesting.

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Victor Martins, 15:02 26/04/2024