Rennes – FC Astana SOCCER PICKS
Rennes and Astana meet in Roazhon Park, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Rennes:
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Dinamo Kiev, by (3-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Jablonec, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Dijon FCO by (2-0). In the last 10 home matches Rennes has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored with Regularity, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
Rennes is a club that never managed to conquer Ligue 1 (French Championship), but has already conquered Coupe de France twice, the French Super Cup once and Ligue 2 four times. In the current season, the team has been doing an irregular campaign within Group K, since it has won six of the fifteen points played so far, two points behind the second classified and five points behind the leader. In the last five games that Rennes played at home, for more than one competition, all of them scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the Rennes will make a more offensive game, in which they can score their goals and also suffer.
Astana:
The away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 8 points won, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Jablonec, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Dinamo Kiev, by (0-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 8 suffered. In their last away match, for the Premier League, they lost by (3-1) against Shakhter Karagandy. In the last 10 away matches Astana has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Astana is a club that never managed to conquer the Europa League, having as the greatest conquest of its history the Super League (Championship of Kazakhstan), conquered by five times, being the last title conquered this year, besides having three titles of the Cup of Kazakhstan. In the current season, the team has been doing a good campaign within Group K, since it has won eight of the fifteen points played so far and is three points behind the leader and two points ahead of the third. In the last seven games that Astana played as a visitor, for more than one competition, five of them scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match Astana, to play at home and need victory, will have an offensive proposal and will make another offensive game, with several goals.
