St Etienne – Rennes

Saint Etienne Rennes betting previewSaint Etienne vs. Rennes, 18 April, in the round 33 of the French Ligue 1.

With 5 rounds to go, St Etienne still has everything to play for. The hosts are 4th and will try to keep this position, but also have a slim chance to catch Lille for the 3rd place, which sends to Champions League. But if they are to do it, Saint Etienne can’t afford any wrong steps because the 7 point deficit they have is already massive. St Etienne is on a 4 match unbeaten run but got only draws in the last two games vs. Nice and Reims. Team news for Saint Etienne say that Brandao, Guilavogui and Pogba are out. Erding is questionable and if he does not play there will be problems for the hosts – they would miss their best 2 attackers in him and Brandao.

Saint Etienne lineup: Ruffier – Clerc, Perrin, Zouma, Tremoulinas – Lemoine, Clement – Hamouma, Cohade, Gradel – Erding

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Rennes will be buoyed after reaching the French Cup final, beating Angers 3-2 in the semifinals, more comfortably than the score suggests. Also Rennes got Guingamp instead of Monaco in the final so for sure the Cup is now their number 1 priority – especially that in the league they have no objective left (14th place, 8 pts clear of relegation). Rennes has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 league games … lost last round 1-0 at home to Monaco. Team news for Rennes say that Danze is out, but the visitors don’t have any other squad issues.

Rennes lineup: Costil – Moreira, Kana-Biyik, Armand, M’Bengue – Makoun, Konradsen, Doucoure – Grosicki, Toivonen, Alessandrini

Saint Etienne had a far better season than Rennes but have struggled to win games lately (didn`t even beat Nice in the last home game), while the visitors are on a high after qualifying in the French Cup Final. Even though St Etienne is slightly better and is more motivated, I think Rennes has a good chance to get something in this game. They are a better team than their standing suggests, they are in good form and playing without pressure. Saint Etienne also misses a couple of key players which would make their job harder. My tip is Rennes +0,75 asian handicap. Very good odds also for this bet – for sure Rennes is not a team which St. Etienne can beat easily right now (which the 1.55 odds on the hosts would suggest). Correct score prediction: Saint Etienne – Rennes 1-1.

Pick: Rennes (+0,75 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.21 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 8.47
Event date: 18 April

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