Rennes vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 1 match on September 21st, 2024

Rennes and Lens will meet each other in a football match counting for Ligue 1 on September 21st, 2024, Saturday at 17:00h (UTC), in France, check the Rennes vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rennes vs Lens will occur

The game will be played in the Stade Paul Audrin stadium, in the city of Dinard.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Rennes vs Lens betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Ligue 1, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.7 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.94 goals per match.

Rennes last match

Rennes comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Montpellier, in a match valid for Ligue 1, and the match ended 3-0. Coach J. Stéphan's team lined up with this formation: 3-4-3.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.42, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

The positive result of the team came a lot due to the 1 goal scored by Albert Grønbæk in the match, because of this, Rennes won a significant victory for the club's sequence in the competition.

Lens last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Ligue 1, Lens, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Olympique Lyonnais team with a final score of 0-0.

In the end, the draw (odd 3.90) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

Rennes vs Lens h2h

Rennes was in 8th place when they last went head-to-head in Ligue 1 against Lens, who was in 6th place. Rennes formed a 4-4-2 arrangement while Lens took to the pitch with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

In the 2023/2024 football season, these teams played against each other on 12-05-2024 in a battle-themed Ligue 1 match which ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Lens team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Rennes team, which won only 2 matches.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

F. Boudikian and N. Danos will be supporting from the sideline while J. Stinat will be on the football field for this match.

Rennes

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Rennes, standing in 7th place with 6 points in the Ligue 1 competition in France. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 2 losses and, 0 draws.

Which means that LOSC Lille team, at position 8, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 5th round.

Rennes analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Rennes is positive: after 4 rounds the team has scored 8 goals, conceding only 5.

With an average ball possession of 46.5% per game in the current league, Rennes cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Lens they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Signed this season by Rennes, Albert Grønbæk has been making the fans happy. In the team's most recent duel, against Montpellier, he once again performed well, scoring 1 goal, a function for which he arrived. So, the forward continues to justify the investment made in him.

Best goalscorer from Rennes

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Akor Adams. Rennes owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 2 goals in this season.

Lens

Ligue 1 leaderboard now

The Lens team with 8 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 2 wins, 2 draws, and 0 losses.

Which means that in the 5th round, the team has, over Nantes team who is in the position 5, 1 point in advantage.

Lens analysis

After round 4 of Ligue 1 we count 4 goals scored by Lens and 1 conceded.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Ligue 1.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Lens, with a balance of 1 win, 0 losses, and 1 draw in the Ligue 1.

Optimistic this will be a good game for them, Lens comes into this match with 2 draws streak in the Ligue 1 even if they are playing away from home. Lens has been known to have no losses in 2 games.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Lens has conceded 1 away goal in 2 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Lens will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Lens has an average of 1 goal per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 5 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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