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

Roazhon Park, Rennes

It's a long trek for Franck Haise's Nice side on Saturday night, as they make their way to the Roazhon Park for a Ligue 1 tie with Habib Beye's Rennes. All of the key statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Rennes's next match is v Marseille at 20:00 on Saturday 17th May
Nice's next match is v Brest at 20:00 on Saturday 17th May
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Rennes and Nice was on Saturday 10th May 2025
French Ligue 1
May 10th 2025
Rennes 2
0 Nice
 
A. Muinga 15'
A. Muinga 80'
 
REN
NIC
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
3
6
Corners
1
5
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
5
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
RennesNice
 
B. Samba
A. Truffert
A. Rouault
J. Jacquet
L. Brassier
A. Matusiwa
D. Cisse (J. James 84')
I. Koné (S. Fofana 75')
A. Muingafootball iconfootball icon (M. Meïté 90')
L. Blas
M. Al Tamari (L. Assignon 62')
M. Bulka
(J. Boga 46') A. Abdi
M. Bombito
(D. da Costa Santos 46') A. Mendy
M. Bard
J. Clauss
(G. Laborde 46') M. Sanson
(T. Louchet 62') P. Rosario
H. Boudaoui
(S. Diop 62') E. Guessand
B. Bouanani

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Nice and Rennes fans should get a chance to celebrate as their sides go head-to-head, with our prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two sides have plenty in attack, as is borne out by the stats and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookmakers odds are not finding anything to pick between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of Nice coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rennes
35%
21/10-
Draw
23%
27/10
6%
-
Nice
42%
23/20
4%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2
15%
-
Nice 2-1
9%
8/1-
Rennes 2-1
8%
10/1-
Nice 1-0
7%
11/1
41%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
10/1
15%
-
Rennes 1-0
6%
14/1
50%
-
Nice 2-0
6%
12/1
18%
-
Nice 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
-
Rennes 2-0
5%
18/1
12%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
55%
-
Rennes 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
-
Nice 3-2
4%
20/1
19%
-
Rennes 3-2
3%
22/1
21%
-
Nice 3-0
3%
20/1-
Rennes 3-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1/2
21%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
13/8
37%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/5
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
4/6
3%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1
55%
-
BTTS - Yes
64%
8/15
12%
-
BTTS - No
36%
6/4
22%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/1
17%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
5/2
19%
-
Home/draw
58%
4/6
3%
-
Away/draw
65%
4/11-
Home/away
77%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/7
12%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
9/2
47%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
6/5
31%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
4/6
23%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
3/1
33%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1/4
12%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
6/1
46%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/10
6%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
55%
-
Home DNB
51%
5/4
2%
-
Away DNB
58%
4/7
3%
-
Rennes win to nil
14%
6/1
27%
-
Nice win to nil
18%
7/2
13%
-
Rennes / Rennes
16%
15/4
5%
-
Rennes / Nice
4%
20/1
9%
-
Rennes / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Rennes
11%
13/2
7%
-
Draw / Nice
15%
5/1
9%
-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
18%
-
Nice / Rennes
3%
22/1
21%
-
Nice / Nice
25%
12/5
6%
-
Nice / Draw
6%
12/1-
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Rennes have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Rennes have conceded 37 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rennes have played 16 games at home, winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 23 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Nice lay in 4th place on 57 points in the Ligue 1 league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 8 and losing 5 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Nice have conceded 32 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Nice have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rennes
Nice
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG3325625581 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
2
Marseille3319592562 
l
 
1-2F
May 17
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
3
Monaco3318782661 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
4
Nice Away3316981957 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-2A
-
-
5
Lille3316981557 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
2-1F
6
Strasbourg3316981357 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
2-2F
7
Lyon33166111754 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1A
8
Brest3315513-150 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
May 17
w
 
0-1F
9
Lens3314712-149 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
10
Auxerre3311913-142 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
11
Rennes Home3313218341 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
12
Toulouse3310914039 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
13
Angers3310617-1936 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-4F
14
Reims338916-1333 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
2-4F
15
Nantes3371214-1633 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
16
Le Havre339420-3231 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-5F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
17
St Etienne338619-3730 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
8-0F
w
 
1-3F
18
Montpellier334425-5316 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
Win / draw / win form
3
Nice have won 3 consecutive league games
Rennes 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Lost
11
Nice 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Rennes since 2014
Rennes
Nice
Goals: Scored
12
15
Games: Scored
8 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
3 / 11
REN
3
D
3
NIC
5
League games at Nice since 2013
Nice
Rennes
Goals: Scored
19
11
Games: Scored
11 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
1 / 12
REN
2
D
3
NIC
7
Goal Statistics

Rennes's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday night, not least because Nice have conceded in each of their last 7 Ligue 1 matches. A PG of 1.5 for H. Beye's side suggests that run should continue.

Rennes 11th Nice 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Rennes will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Nice will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Rennes’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+34
Nice have scored 34% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279237/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Rennes
PG (predicted goals)
Nice
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
REN
NIC
21%
better
view stats
Games scored25
29
Failed to score7
3
Scored first15
23
Goals scored47
60
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.9
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.6
1.8
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
REN
NIC
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
25
Clean sheets10
7
Conceded first17
8
Goals conceded46
39
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Rennes Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301788
A TruffertA KalimuendoL BlasL Assignon 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Samba GLK16
3
-
J Jacquet DEF101
-
A Rouault DEF10
2
-
L Brassier DEF131
1
-
A Matusiwa MID2813
3
-
I Koné MID1211
-
D. Cisse MID131
4
-
A Truffert MID3223
3
-
L Blas FWD2868
6
-
M Tamari FWD111
1
-
A Kalimuendo FWD32175
2
-
Subs
S Mandanda GLK17
-
C Wooh DEF20
6
1
M. Nagida DEF132
1
-
L Assignon  DEF3134
8
-
S Fofana MID1511
3
-
J James MID221
4
-
K Furuhashi FWD6
-
A Gomez FWD162
1
-
M. Meïté FWD122
-
Nice Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331189
M Bulka E GuessandJ Clauss H Boudaoui
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bulka  GLK33
-
A Mendy DEF17
1
-
M Bombito DEF26
2
1
M Bard DEF232
3
2
J Clauss  MID2738
7
-
H Boudaoui MID2822
9
-
P Rosario MID2931
6
1
M Sanson MID53
-
A Abdi MID2442
1
-
E Guessand FWD32117
2
-
B Bouanani FWD2523
2
-
Subs
M Dupé GLK
-
Dante DEF24
4
1
S Diop MID2763
3
-
T Louchet MID211
1
-
G Laborde FWD2794
2
-
M Cho FWD2734
2
-
J Boga FWD2112
-
T Moffi FWD4
-
Y Moukoko FWD1121
-