Rennes vs Montpellier Prediction and Betting Tips | September 15 2024

Rennes play host to Montpellier in a Ligue 1 game at the Roazhon Park this Sunday. Both of these teams lost their last game before the recent international break, meaning that both will be hoping to turn their fortunes around here.

However, it's fair to say that Montpellier might be more desperate after a dire start that has seen them collect just one point from a possible nine.

So can they claim some valuable points here, or will Rennes make their beginning to the 2024-25 campaign even more disastrous?

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Rennes vs Montpellier Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Rennes have tended to come out on top in recent matches with Montpellier, particularly when playing at home. They have lost just one of their last six meetings with this weekend's visitors, and have won five in a row against them at Roazhon Park.
• Rennes are currently the only side in Ligue 1 to have scored and conceded the same amount of goals, with five scored and five let in. However, three of their goals came in their only home game thus far, an impressive win over Lyon on the opening weekend.
• Montpellier have the worst defensive record in Ligue 1 after the first three games of the campaign. They have let in ten goals, although this does come with a caveat: six of those goals came against champions Paris St. Germain.
• Montpellier's terrible start to the current season is somewhat of a surprise given the way they ended the 2023-24 campaign. Michel der Zakarian's side finished last season by losing just one of their last eight games.
• Rennes took a hit on the final day of the transfer window last month when they sold last season's joint top scorer Benjamin Bourigeaud to Qatari side Al-Duhail. Bourigeaud had already opened his account this season by scoring against Lyon prior to his departure.

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Rennes vs Montpellier Prediction

Despite Rennes' poor results prior to the international break, it's fair to say that they were impressive in their lone home game against Lyon.

Therefore, it's hard to see them having much trouble here with a struggling Montpellier side. The away team are perhaps better than their results thus far suggest, but it's also difficult to look past their leaky defense, especially at a ground they have tended to struggle at.

With that in mind, we expect a strong home win here.

Prediction: Rennes 3-1 Montpellier

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Rennes vs Montpellier Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Rennes to win.

Tip 2: Rennes to be leading at half-time - Yes (Rennes have been winning at half-time in their last five home games against Montpellier).

Tip 3: Game to feature more than 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been over 2.5 goals scored in eight of Rennes' last nine games).