Nice – Rennes Prediction & Picks (08.04.2018)

Nice and Rennes meet at Allianz Riviera, in a match for the 32 th round of Liga 1. el Nice won out (0-1) the last time they met in this league edition, on 09-17-2017 . The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 2, drew 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 14 -08-2016, for League 1, Nice won by (1-0). M. Sarr (60 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. The Rennes presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so that in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Nice:

The home team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 13 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against PSG, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Troyes, by (0-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Nice won 19 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 31 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 15 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

The Nice team has already won the title four times, the last in the 1958/59 season. Currently, in the 2017/18 season, the team has been making good games, but it does not have much chance of getting the qualification for the European competitions, since it would need to win more than 15 points in the final rounds and count on innumerable setbacks of the teams that are above in the table. When analyzing the last matches of the Niza at home, we see that the team constantly scores goals: in the last seven games in his stadium he scored goals in six, showing that he has a good offensive advantage when playing at home. With 42 goals in Ligue 1, he also suffered 43 goals, showing that he does as much as he suffers goals, his characteristic offensive of short and quick passes, of constant counterattacks, also favor his offensive sector, but his defense has difficulties in defending aerial plays and auctions from outside the area.

Rennes:

The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 46 points won, after 13 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Bordeaux, by (0-2). In the last match, they tied in a home match against AS Monaco, by (1-1). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Rennes has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their away matches, since 15 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 31 matches in this competition, they have only won 2 of 16 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.

The Rennes team never won Ligue 1, but that does not take away the shine of the current campaign in this season of 2017/18, in which the team is currently in fifth position, but with little chance of getting a place of access to European competitions. The Rennes prefer to attack their opponents by the sides, mainly by the right, always looking to be in the opponent’s midfield in search of the goal and when it is without the ball, always seeks to make an advanced defensive score, to press the opponent. His defensive sector has great difficulties of scoring on counterattacks and has great problems when facing skillful players, as their defenders are easily dribbled.