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Lyon v Rennes : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Apr, 20:05 BST, Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Rennes, led by manager Habib Beye, visit Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and his Lyon side at the Groupama Stadium on Saturday night in the Ligue 1. Ligue 1 stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and odds from leading bookmakers available for seventeen major betting markets via the tabs.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing our match predictions, bookies' odds and relevant stats, there's one market that seems hard to ignore for this meeting: both teams to score. In Lyon and Rennes we have two sides going head-to-head that can both score and concede, and we expect them to maintain that reputation on Saturday night. BTTS – yes best odds: 1.57.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
There’s absolutely nothing to pick between these sides, and our predictive algorithm gives Lyon and Rennes an equal chance of claiming victory. The home win and the away win are both at 50% probability.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
50%
8/11-
Draw
22%
3/1-
Rennes
27%
7/2
4%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1-
Lyon 2-1
9%
15/2-
Lyon 1-0
8%
9/1-
Lyon 2-0
7%
9/1-
Rennes 2-1
7%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Lyon 3-1
6%
11/1
8%
-
Rennes 1-0
5%
16/1-
Lyon 3-0
4%
14/1-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1-
Lyon 3-2
4%
18/1-
Rennes 2-0
4%
25/1
13%
-
Rennes 3-1
3%
28/1-
Rennes 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
-
Lyon 4-1
3%
22/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
4/7-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
11/8-
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
13/8-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1-
BTTS - Yes
63%
4/7-
BTTS - No
37%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
21/10-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
6/1
8%
-
Home/draw
73%
2/11
2%
-
Away/draw
50%
21/20-
Home/away
78%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/6-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
11/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
10/3-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
2/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/33
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/1
12%
-
Home DNB
66%
3/10
2%
-
Away DNB
43%
12/5
5%
-
Lyon win to nil
22%
5/2-
Rennes win to nil
11%
9/1
11%
-
Lyon / Lyon
31%
13/8
5%
-
Lyon / Rennes
3%
28/1-
Lyon / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Lyon
17%
15/4
5%
-
Draw / Rennes
9%
17/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Rennes / Lyon
4%
18/1-
Rennes / Rennes
12%
6/1-
Rennes / Draw
5%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lyon have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 5 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Lyon have outscored their opponents by 58 goals to 45 goals.

Home League Performance

Lyon have played 14 games at home winning 9, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 30 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Rennes are in 10th position in the Ligue 1 on 38 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 22 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Rennes have conceded 28 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Rennes
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2924505577 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-1A
2
Marseille3017492055 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2F
l
 
1-2F
May 18
3
Monaco3016682254 
l
 
0-2A
May 11
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
4
Lille3015871553 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Nice3014971851 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-2F
May 11
l
 
3-2A
6
Lyon Home3015691751 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Apr 26
7
Strasbourg3014971151 
w
 
4-3A
l
 
4-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
8
Lens3013611245 
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
9
Brest3013512-144 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
10
Rennes Away3012216538 
Apr 26
l
 
3-0A
-
-
11
Auxerre3010812-438 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
12
Toulouse309714-134 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
May 3
13
Reims308814-1032 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
14
Nantes297913-1530 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
15
Angers308616-1930 
May 18
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
16
Le Havre308319-3127 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-5F
17
St Etienne307617-3527 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
18
Montpellier304323-4915 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
Win / draw / win form
3
Lyon have won 3 consecutive home league games
Lyon 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Rennes 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lyon since 2013
Lyon
Rennes
Goals: Scored
12
15
Games: Scored
7 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
4 / 11
LYN
4
D
1
REN
6
League games at Rennes since 2014
Rennes
Lyon
Goals: Scored
18
13
Games: Scored
8 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
3 / 11
LYN
4
D
3
REN
4
Goal Statistics

Lyon have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive Ligue 1 matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Rennes on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Lyon 4th Rennes 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 74% probability that Rennes will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Lyon have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
+19
Rennes have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
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Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Rennes
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
17%
better
LYN
REN
view stats
Games scored25
23
Failed to score4
7
Scored first16
15
Goals scored57
45
Avg. goals scored2
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
16
Avg. XG for1.7
1.6
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
7%
better
LYN
REN
view stats
Games conceded20
20
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first11
15
Goals conceded39
40
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+7%

Lyon v Rennes Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
281197
L PerriA LacazetteR CherkiD Caleta-Car
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Perri GLK28
1
-
G Mikautadze FWD2884
1
-
C Tolisso MID2764
4
-
A Maitland-Niles DEF2613
1
-
M Niakhaté DEF25
-
C Mata DEF253
4
-
A Lacazette FWD25112
3
-
N Matić MID241
1
-
R Cherki MID2479
3
-
M Fofana FWD2444
1
-
E Nuamah FWD2331
2
-
J Veretout MID222
4
-
N Tagliafico DEF1931
6
-
T Tessmann MID19
3
-
D Caleta-Car DEF151
7
-
Abner DEF1511
1
-
S Kumbedi DEF11
1
-
T Almada MID1012
1
-
W Omari DEF1
-
P Akouokou MID1
-
Rennes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261376
A KalimuendoA KalimuendoL BlasL Assignon 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Truffert DEF2711
3
-
A Kalimuendo FWD27133
2
-
L Assignon  DEF2624
6
-
H Hateboer DEF25
3
-
L Blas FWD2467
5
-
A Matusiwa MID23
3
-
C Wooh DEF19
5
1
J James MID191
4
-
S Mandanda GLK17
-
M. Nagida DEF132
1
-
A Gomez FWD131
-
B Samba GLK11
3
-
A Seidu DEF11
4
-
M. Faye DEF11
1
1
S Fofana MID1111
3
-
L Brassier DEF81
-
I Koné MID811
-
D. Cisse MID81
3
-
J Jacquet DEF61
-
K Olaigbe FWD61
-
M Tamari FWD6
-
A Rouault DEF5
1
-
K Furuhashi FWD5
-
N Ahamada MID3
-
G Gallon GLK1
-
A. Sishuba MID1
-