📊 Form Guide

Monaco

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Monaco will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-5 Ligue 1 triumph versus FC Metz.

In that match, Monaco managed 64% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Monaco, goals were scored by Takumi Minamino (4'), Maghnes Akliouche (10'), Vanderson (16') and Folarin Balogun (76', 87'). Metz got 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. Papa Amadou Diallo (78') and Ibou Sané (84') scored for FC Metz.

Matches involving Monaco have tended to be entertaining affairs recently with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen clashes, a grand total of 20 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 12 of them coming from Monaco.

A look at their previous results shows us that Monaco:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 6 league matches. That's never good.

Rennes

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After tasting defeat last time out to Paris Saint-Germain in Coupe De France competition, Rennes will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Rennes managed 30% possession and 9 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Paris Saint-Germain had 10 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Kylian Mbappé (40') was the scorer for Paris Saint-Germain.

Looking at their form, and Rennes have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 8 goals in total. Defensively, Rennes certainly have room for improvement. That pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this match, however.

Their past results show that Rennes:

• have left without a victory over Monaco when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
• are without an away win for the past 3 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head clashes going back to 16/05/2021 shows that Monaco have won 4 of these games & Rennes 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.

A sum of 18 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 of them from Les Rouge et Blanc and 8 being from Rennes. The average goals per game has been 3.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 15 on 09/12/2023 and the score finished Rennes 1-2 Monaco.

In that match, Rennes had 46% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Benjamin Bourigeaud (90').

Monaco had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Vanderson (51') and Youssouf Fofana (85') scored.

The match was refereed by Clément Turpin.

📰 Team News: Monaco

Caio Henrique (Cruciate ligament tear) and Mohamed Camara (Knee injury) won’t be playing for Monaco gaffer Adi Hütter.

We think that Les Rouge et Blanc may well use the 4-2-3-1 formation for this game and select Radoslaw Majecki, Vanderson, Wilfried Singo, Thilo Kehrer, Ismail Jakobs, Youssouf Fofana, Denis Zakaria, Maghnes Akliouche, Takumi Minamino, Aleksandr Golovin and Wissam Ben Yedder.

📋 Team News: Rennes

Due to a mostly available group of players, there is only a single fitness worry for the Rennes manager Julien Stéphan to contend with. Mahamadou Nagida (Knee injury) misses out for this game.

We reckon that Rennes seem likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for Steve Mandanda, Alidu Seidu, Christopher Wooh, Arthur Theate, Adrien Truffert, Azor Matusiwa, Desire Doue, Benjamin Bourigeaud, Amine Gouiri, Martin Terrier and A. Kalimuendo-Muinga.

✨ Prediction

Rennes are likely to get a goal against this Monaco side, but that probably won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We think that it’s going to be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 victory for Monaco when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s see what happens here.

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Lucas Pereira, 15:04 07/04/2024