Rennes – Montpellier SOCCER PICKS
Rennes and Montpellier meet at Roazhon Park, in a match for the 21st round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 25-11-2018, the two teams tied (2-2). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 19-05-2018, in a match for League 1 that ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by A. Hunou (13 ‘), for Rennes, and I. Mbenza (17′), for Montpellier.
Rennes:
After 8 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 29 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Guingamp by (2-1), after in the previous match they won (0-1) a league match against Nantes. For the league, Rennes won 14 points out of 27 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 home matches. 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 home matches, as 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 16 of its last 20 games for League 1, of these 16 came to rest in advantage in 6 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8 In 20 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never got the comeback.
Rennes enters this match with a 2-1 defeat in the Guingamp field trip, placing a final point to the four consecutive games without losing in the French championship: the only goal of the team was marked by M’Baye Niang. The moment of form of the equipment of the house is positive, since it adds only 2 defeats in the last 10 parties disputed. Usually coach Julien Stéphan acts in 4-2-3-1, benefiting the maintenance of possession of the ball and organized attacks, mainly through the flanks. Ismaila Sarr is still Rennes’ great highlight, with 5 goals and 5 assists. For this game the local coach can not count on Danze, Guitane and Ludovic Baal, players recovering from injury.
Montpellier:
After 8 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 5 th position, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Nantes, by (2-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Dijon FCO, by (1-1). In the last 9 away league matches Montpellier has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (5 out of 9 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 20 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Montpellier come to this game with a draw, a ball, against Dijon, adding the fourth game followed without a win in this competition: the only goal of the team was scored by Le Tallec. It is important to emphasize that visitors add only 2 wins in the last 10 matches played. In this away game, coach Michel Der Zakarian must opt for a more defensive strategy, with the low lines, exploring only the counterattack: Ruben Aguilar is a very fast and dangerous player in the counterattack. Andy Delort is one of the best scorers of this team, with 7 goals scored. There are no absences of weight for this game.
