Saint-Etienne vs Rennes prediction 08.02.2025 | Ligue 1
Saint Etienne
Kick off:
Date:
Rennes
1
3.50
X
3.56
2
2.23
Contents
- Competition: Ligue 1
- Date: 8th February 2025
- Kick-off: 20:05 UTC / 21:05 CET
- Venue: Geoffroy-Guichard
Two relegation candidates in the French top flight meet on Saturday night as Saint Étienne welcome Rennes to Geoffroy-Guichard.
Saint Étienne made a dream start to the 2025 calendar year. Les Verts came from a goal down at half-time to beat Reims 3-1 at this ground, but they have since been a shadow of themselves. Eirik Horneland's side go into Saturday's game on a four-game winless streak that includes a damaging 4-1 defeat at the hands of Lille last weekend.
Rennes, meanwhile, visited Strasbourg last weekend hoping to end a dreaded five-game losing streak. The visitors left it late before grabbing all three points thanks to an 89th minute goal from French professional Ludovic Blas. The win lifted Rennes above the relegation zone and Habib Beye's side now hold two-point advantage over the bottom three.
Saint-Étienne vs Rennes Betting Tips: Both teams to score
While Saint Étienne are winless in four games, they are still scoring goals with the hosts having scored in all of their last six games and I expect them to extend that run. Not to mention that the main reason for their lack of success is their defence. Les Verts have not kept a clean sheet in ten games and conceded an average of two goals a game in the four home games played during that period.
Rennes are also in good form offensively, having scored in all of their last six French top-flight games. Both teams scored in four of those encounters and I expect a similar result on Saturday.
- Best Tip: BTTS - Yes
- Saint-Etienne vs Rennes prediction: 2-1
Saint Etienne vs Rennes Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Rennes
5 : 0
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Rennes
2 : 0
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Saint Etienne
0 : 5
Rennes
Ligue 1
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Rennes
0 : 2
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Saint Etienne
0 : 3
Rennes
Ligue 1
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Rennes
3 : 0
Saint Etienne
Club Friendlies 1
Saint-Etienne team news
Ben Old is ruled out for Saint Étienne until March due to a torn lateral knee injury and Les Verts have two other injury concerns.
Ibrahima Wadji is nursing a muscle injury that has kept him out of the last eight matches, while midfielder Aïmen Moueffek is struggling with an illness.
Last matches of Saint Etienne
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Lille
4 : 1
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Auxerre
1 : 1
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Saint Etienne
1 : 1
Nantes
Ligue 1
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PSG
2 : 1
Saint Etienne
Ligue 1
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Saint Etienne
3 : 1
Reims
Ligue 1
Saint Etienne lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Gautier Larsonneur
Defenders
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5
Yunis Abdelhamid
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3
Mickael Nade
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8
Dennis Appiah
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19
Léo Pétrot
Midfielders
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14
Louis Mouton
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4
Pierre Ekwah
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6
Benjamin Bouchouari
Forwards
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22
Zuriko Davitashvili
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32
Lucas Stassin
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20
Augustine Boakye
Rennes team news
Alidu Seidu and Doğan Alemdar are unavailable for Rennes this weekend with the pair struggling with cruciate ligament injuries.
Head coach Habib Beye is expected to resist the temptation to make changes to the side that was on the pitch from kickoff in the win over Strasbourg last weekend.
Last matches of Rennes
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Rennes
1 : 0
Strasbourg
Ligue 1
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Monaco
3 : 2
Rennes
Ligue 1
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Rennes
1 : 2
Brest
Ligue 1
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Troyes
1 : 0
Rennes
Coupe de France
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Rennes
1 : 2
Marseille
Ligue 1
Rennes lineup
Goalkeeper
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30
Steve Mandanda
Defenders
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22
Lorenz Assignon
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15
Mikayil Faye
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33
Hans Hateboer
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18
Mahamadou Nagida
Midfielders
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32
Naouirou Ahamada
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17
Jordan James
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6
Azor Matusiwa
Forwards
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11
Ludovic Blas
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9
Arnaud Kalimuendo
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62
Mohamed Meite
Three reasons we expect both teams to score in this game
- Both teams scored in five of the last seven meetings between Saint-Étienne and Rennes.
- Bets on btts- yes won in six of Rennes’ nine away league games so far this season.
- Both teams scored in each of the last five games of Saint Étienne.
Main prediction Saint Etienne - Rennes
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
bet365
1.8
Additional predictions
Saint Etienne & Rennes current standing in Ligue 1
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 54 - 19 | +35 | 50 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 - 25 | +18 | 40 |
| 3 | Monaco | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 36 - 24 | +12 | 37 |
| 4 | LOSC Lille | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 33 - 20 | +13 | 35 |
| 5 | Nice | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 39 - 26 | +13 | 34 |
| 6 | Lens | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 - 18 | +7 | 33 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 - 26 | +6 | 30 |
| 8 | Brest | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 31 - 36 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Strasbourg | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 - 32 | +1 | 27 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 - 22 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 - 33 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 - 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Reims | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 - 29 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Nantes | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 - 30 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Rennes | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 - 30 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 - 43 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | Montpellier | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 - 46 | -26 | 15 |
| 18 | Le Havre | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 - 39 | -24 | 14 |