Nantes vs Stade Rennais Prediction and Betting Tips | April 20th 2024
Nantes and Stade Rennais go head-to-head at the Stade de la Beaujoire in round 30 of the French Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Having lost the last four meetings between the sides, Antoine Kombouare’s men will head into the weekend looking to get one over the visitors and pull clear of the danger zone.
Nantes made it two consecutive wins on the road last Sunday when they edged out Le Havre 1-0 at the Stade Oceane.
However, Kombouare’s men now return home, where they have lost their last eight games, conceding 16 goals and scoring just three since mid-December.
With 31 points from 29 matches, Nantes are currently 14th in the Ligue 1 standings, just five points above the relegation zone.
Stade Rennais, meanwhile, were left empty handed once again as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Toulouse last weekend.
Julien Stéphan’s men have now lost four games on the spin, a run which has seen them crash out of the Coupe de France courtesy of a 1-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain on April 3.
With 39 points from 29 matches, Rennes are currently 10th in the league table, level on points with ninth-placed Olympique Marseille.
Nantes vs Stade Rennais Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 21 wins from the last 44 meetings between the sides, Stade Rennais boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Nantes have picked up 13 wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 10 occasions.
- Rennes have won their last four games against Nantes, scoring eight goals and keeping three clean sheets since a 2-1 loss in May 2022.
- Nantes are on a run of eight back-to-back home defeats in all competitions, stretching back to a 1-0 victory over OGC Nice on December 2.
- Stade Rennais have failed to win their last four away games, losing three and picking up one draw since February’s 3-1 victory at Le Puy in the Coupe de France.
Nantes vs Stade Rennais Prediction
While Nantes will be backing themselves against an out-of-sorts Stade Rennais side, they have struggled to get going on home turf, where they are on an eight-game losing streak.
We predict both sides will cancel out each other’s efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Nantes 2-2 Stade Rennais
Nantes vs Stade Rennais Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Draw
Tip 2: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been less than five bookings in five of the last six meetings between the sides)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in nine of their last 10 clashes)