Marseille vs Rennes: Full Prediction and Betting Tips

Stade Velodrome will be the venue where all French football fans’ eyes will be at as hosts Marseille who are 6th with 32 points will play Rennes at 5th position with 36 points. We will cover our prediction and betting tips for this match on this page.

Marseille to come out of their slump

Manager Andre Villa-Boas is under pressure after losing their last three games and having won just one game in their last eight matches. Their recent home record is also not ideal, as they lost their last two.

But Les Olympiens are a good team nonetheless and they are able to find a way back to victory sooner or later.

Rennes to push for a Champions League spot 

After losing their last match at home to Lille, Rennes will hope to take advantage of their opponents bad form and snatch a victory here. That was their 1st defeat in seven matches

Boss Julien Stephan’s team has been in very good form lately.They are unbeaten in their previous five away matches.

Key Stats

-The previous two matches between these two teams in Marseille ended in a draw

-In their previous six matches Marseille scored six goals and conceded nine

-In their previous six matches Rennes scored nine times and conceded four goals

Verdict

Rennes have been impressive in their away matches recently and given the current form of their opponents we think they can grab a win here although we think Marseille will fight  and may get a draw out of it that’s why we bet double chance.

Both teams have scored in three of their last five matches and with an average of 1.9 total match goals for Rennes and 2.4 total match goals for Marseille.

Marseille vs Rennes Betting Tips

Double Chance Away win or Draw    1.50 or ½ at William Hill

Under 2.5 total match goals     1.61 or 8/13 at William Hill