Stade Rennais travel to Stade Bollaert-Delelis to take on a Lens side on Saturday, 15 March, aiming to secure European qualification.
Keep close tabs on French football betting tips after viewing our Lens vs Rennes predictions below.
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Key stats
- Lens have lost back-to-back home games in Ligue 1.
- Spoils have been shared between the two teams in their last three league H2Hs.
- Both teams are without a draw (W4, L6) this calendar year, alongside Montpellier.
- Rennes have emerged victorious in their last two away Ligue 1 games.
Correct score prediction: Lens 1-1 Rennes
Neil El Aynaoui’s stoppage-time winner steered Lens to an emphatic victory in their visit to Olympique de Marseille – a first in five league games. Their target of securing European qualification is very much alive, but Habib Beye’s men arrive on a two-game winning streak on the road into the matchday. Expect both sides to cancel each other out in a rather unexciting draw – their first of 2025.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies back the hosts
- HOME: 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6%
- DRAW: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
- AWAY: 12/5 (3.40) – 29.4%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
One of the reasons why Will Still’s men have favourable odds of 11/10 (2.10), indicating a 47.6% win probability, is because they lie seven points above Rennes in eighth position – six three points adrift of the top six.
Meanwhile, the visitors have endured mixed results in their last five outings, winning three and losing two, including the most recent 4-1 thrashing at the hands of league leaders PSG. Bookmakers back them with odds of 12/5 (3.40), suggesting a mere 29.4% probability of success – the exact same probability of a draw occurring.
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Most recent H2Hs: A hattrick of draws
Both sides have shared points in their last three league meetings, each ending in a 1-1 draw. Lens remain unbeaten in their last nine H2Hs, with Rennes last claiming a top-flight H2H victory back in 2015.
France Ligue 1 21/09/24
Rennes
Lens
France Ligue 1 12/05/24
Rennes
Lens
France Ligue 1 20/08/23
Lens
Rennes
France Ligue 1 01/04/23
Rennes
Lens
France Ligue 1 27/08/22
Lens
Rennes
Lens preview: Long list of absentees
Despite their surprise triumph last matchday, Lens have struggled in recent times, losing each of their previous four matches. Still will have to deal with the absences of several players to injury and suspensions, including M’Bala Nzola and Facundo Medina.
Predicted lineup: Ryan (GK), Sarr, Gradit, Juma Bah, Aguilar, Mendy, El Aynaoui, Diouf, Deiver, Sotoca, Machado, Said
France Ligue 1 10/05/25
D
Toulouse
1
Lens
1
France Ligue 1 04/05/25
W
Lyon
1
Lens
2
France Ligue 1 27/04/25
L
Auxerre
4
Lens
0
France Ligue 1 20/04/25
W
Brest
1
Lens
3
France Ligue 1 11/04/25
L
Reims
2
Lens
0
Rennes preview: A point at the least?
Rennes’ pursuit of a positive result will have to do without the likes of Alidu Seidu, Carlos Andres Gomez and Djaoui Cisse.
Predicted lineup: Samba (GK), Jacquet, Rouault, Brassier, Assignon, James, Kone, Truffert, Blas, Kalimuendo, Meite
France Ligue 1 10/05/25
W
Nice
0
Rennes
2
France Ligue 1 03/05/25
L
Toulouse
2
Rennes
1
France Ligue 1 26/04/25
L
Lyon
4
Rennes
1
France Ligue 1 18/04/25
W
Nantes
1
Rennes
2
France Ligue 1 13/04/25
W
Le Havre
1
Rennes
5
Player to watch: Arnaud Kalimuendo
Despite being one of Rennes’ most effective players this season, Kalimuendo failed to inspire last matchday as PSG routed his team by a 4-1 scoreline.
With two goals in his last three appearances, the 23-year-old could get on the scoresheet once again against Lens – ultimately adding to his club-high 11-goal tally.