Lorient – Rennes

Local derby match set to be played in the 15th round of the French Ligue 1, with Lorient and Rennes both needing to get a positive result out of this clash.

Lorient has not won in 8 matches in all competitions, claiming 2 draws and losing 6 times. The hosts are currently on the last place with just 8 points in 14 matches and that has a lot to do with their offense, which is leaking a lot of goals and seems to be only getting worse. In the last 5 games, Lorient conceded 13 goals, at least two in each match. However, their performances did get better lately, as they were able to find the net themselves and should have got more than 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 outings.

Rennes is sitting on the 4th place in the standings, mainly due to playing some well organized, balanced football. Also, Rennes has benefited from playing very well at home, but they have been horrible on the road, losing 4 out of 6 with a 3-13 goal difference. Rennes is on the back of a 1-0 win over Toulouse, after previously drawing 1-1 with Angers and losing 0-4 to PSG.

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Team news & lineups:

Lecomte, Paye and Selemani are out for Lorient, while Jeannot and Ciani are doubtful. Rennes can’t count on Chantome, Said and Mexer.

Lorient: Delecroix – Moreira, Rose, Toure, Goff – Mvuemba, Bellugou, Cafu – Cabot, Moukandjo, Waris

Rennes: Costil – Danze, Mendes, Gnagnon, Baal – Hunou, Fernandes, Andre, Grosicki – Gourcuff – Sio

If you`re just looking at the stats you might struggle to see why Lorient is rated as a favorite, but fact is that they are playing decent football lately and Rennes has been dirt poor on the road. It`s also a derby clash, so home court advantage should be important for Lorient.

I can see goals in this one. The hosts are defending very poorly and allowed at least 2 goals in 7 of their last 8 matches, including the last 5. Rennes is a much more balanced team, but even so they allowed 13 goals in 6 away matches this season.

It`s hard to see Rennes not scoring against this disastrous Lorient back line, but the hosts should also be able to bang in a goal themselves, as their performances lately have been decent despite the stats now showing it – and Rennes defends poorly on the road.

The two teams met just one month ago in the League Cup and Rennes won 3-2. Last season, the results between Rennes and Lorient were 2-2 and 1-1.

My tip is both teams to score. Prediction: Lorient – Rennes 1-1.

Pick: Both to score
Odds: 1.87 @ Slbet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.09
Event date: 29 November