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Lorient - Rennes
France Ligue 1 - Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir
Prediction 1
Rennes to Win
Evens (2.00)
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Prediction 2
Under 2.5 Goals
17/20 (1.85)
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* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change
Lorient and Rennes go head-to-head for three points in Ligue 1 on Friday, January 27th. To learn more about this match, read our free predictions for it and find the latest odds for the fixture in our detailed match preview.
Lorient vs Rennes – Best Betting Tips & Predictions
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Rennes to Win
While Lorient wasn't in great form recently since they only have one win in the last six matches, Rennes have won three of their last five games in the league.
Rennes is also the better team on paper and they've beaten Lorient in three of their last four duels. So, we can see the guests taking the three points from this match as well.
Under 2.5 Total Goals
This season in Ligue 1, Lorient averaged 3.16 goals per game, while Rennes averaged 2.95 goals per game. Despite that, our prediction for this match is to go under 2.5 total goals.
The reason for this lies in the fact that four of the last five h2h meetings between Lorient and Rennes ended with fewer than three goals being scored, so we can see that happening again on Friday.
Top Betting Stats, Odds, and More for Lorient vs Rennes
Check out our list of the best odds and stats for Friday's fixture between Lorient and Rennes right here:.
Head to Head
07/08/22
France Ligue 1 LI1
Rennes
Lorient
0
1
24/04/22
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Rennes
Lorient
5
0
18/12/21
France Cup France
Rennes
Lorient
1
0
28/11/21
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Lorient
Rennes
0
2
03/02/21
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Rennes
Lorient
1
1
Last Five - Lorient
19/03/23
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Nice
Lorient
1
1
D
12/03/23
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Troyes
Lorient
0
2
W
05/03/23
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Lyon
Lorient
0
0
D
26/02/23
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Auxerre
Lorient
1
0
L
19/02/23
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AC Ajaccio
Lorient
0
3
W
Last Five - Rennes
19/03/23
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PSG
Rennes
0
2
W
11/03/23
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Auxerre
Rennes
0
0
D
05/03/23
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Marseille
Rennes
1
0
L
26/02/23
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Nantes
Rennes
0
1
W
23/02/23
UEFA Europa League UEL
Shakhtar Donetsk
Rennes
1
2
D
Ahead of this game, let's take a better look at the odds and other markets to bet on:
Lorient odds: 3/1 (4.00) – 25.00%
Draw odds: 27/10 (3.70) – 27.00%
Rennes odds: 28/29 (1.97) – 50.90%
As we can see from the odds, the bookies consider Rennes to be the favourite in this match. Regarding other markets, the main candidate to be the First Goalscorer in the game is Arnaud Kalimuendo at 11/2 (6.50), which is the same as a 15.40% probability. Also, the most likely Correct Score in this duel is a 1-1 draw at 32/5 (7.40) – 13.50%.
Lorient vs Rennes Preview: Recent Form, Team News & Predicted Lineups
Read all of the injury updates and team news for Friday's Ligue 1 match between Rennes and Lorient below.
Lorient
With just one win in the last six games in the French league, Lorient has clearly struggled recently. Overall, the team is in the seventh place, which is a good spot for them, but they've fallen behind other teams that are fighting for a spot in European competitions after their recent bad run of games. That being said, they are still not that far behind and there's plenty of games left in this season. The teams is also still in the French Cup, where they reached the Top 16 stage for now.
Another positive for Lorient is the fact that only Julien Laporte is set to miss the next match with an injury.
Lorient Predicted Lineup:
Manonne – Le Goff, Talbi, Matsima, Kalulu – Le Fee – Innocent – Cathline, Ponceau, Aouchiche – Moffi
Rennes
After a wobbly start of the season, Rennes seems to be stabilized and they've done very well recently, winning three of their last five matches in Ligue 1. Thanks to this, Rennes is now in the fifth spot in the standings, but they are also at the same number of points as Monaco one place ahead, so Rennes could fight for a spot in the Champions League next season if they can keep their form going.
That being said, Rennes suffered a huge setback since their top goalscorer this season Martin Terrier is out with an ACL injury and won't be back until next season. On top of that, Lorenz Assignon and Xeka are also out with injuries.
Rennes Predicted Lineup:
Mandanda – Wooh, Rodon, Theate – Traore, Majer, Ugochukwu, Truffert – Doku, Kalimuendo, Gouiri
Starting Lineups
Teams usually announce their starting lineups around one hour before the game starts.
Lorient
Rennes
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSG | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 66 |
| 2 |  Marseille | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 59 |
| 3 |  Lens | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Rennes | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 |  Lille | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 49 |
| 7 |  Nice | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 |
| 8 | Lorient | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 44 |
| 9 |  Reims | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
| 10 |  Lyon | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 11 |  Montpellier | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 |  Toulouse | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 |  Clermont Foot | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 |  Nantes | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 30 |
| 15 |  Strasbourg | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 26 |
| 16 |  Brest | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 24 |
| 17 |  Auxerre | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -28 | 23 |
| 18 |  Troyes | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -23 | 21 |
| 19 |  AC Ajaccio | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -30 | 21 |
| 20 |  Angers | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -42 | 10 |
Player to Watch: Amine Gouiri
With Terrier out for the rest of the season, another Rennes forward will have to fill his shoes and the obvious choice is Amine Gouiri, who's also our player to watch against Lorient.
The French striker has six goals and one assist in fourteen appearances for Rennes this season and given the fact that he's still just 22 years old, there's a lot of room for progress in his game.
Lorient vs Rennes – Your Questions
- When is the game scheduled for? The game is scheduled for 8 pm GMT on Friday, January 27th.
- Where will the match be held? The match will be held at Stade du Moustoir in Lorient.
- What was the outcome of the last duel between these teams? Lorient beat Rennes 1-0 last time they met each other.
