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The action continues in round five of French Ligue 1 as Stade Rennais play host to RC Lens at Roazhon Park on Saturday. Julien Stephan’s men will head into the weekend in search of a third home win on the bounce, having seen off Olympique Lyon and Montpellier in the first two games in front of their home supporters this season.
Stade Rennais turned in a performance of the highest quality last Sunday when they stormed to a 3-0 victory over Montpellier at Roazhon Park.
Stephan’s side had kicked off the season with a stunning 3-0 win over Lyon on August 18 before losing consecutive games against Strasbourg and Stade Reims.
Rennes have picked up six points from the first 12 available to sit seventh in the Ligue 1 table, two points and three places adrift of Saturday's visitors.
Elsewhere, Lens were involved in a share of the spoils for the second consecutive game as they played out a goalless draw with Lyon last Sunday.
Before that, Will Still’s men kicked off the new league campaign with back-to-back wins over Angers and Stade Brestois in August before holding on for a 1-1 draw against AS Monaco on September 1.
While Lens will be looking to return to winning ways this weekend, results away from home offer little optimism as they have failed to win five of their last six Ligue 1 away matches, losing four and claiming one draw since late March.
Stade Rennais vs RC Lens Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 13 wins from the last 33 meetings between the sides, Stade Rennais hold a slight upper hand in the history of this fixture.
- Lens have picked up three fewer wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 10 occasions.
- Rennes have failed to win their last eight games against Still’s men, losing four and claiming four draws since a 1-0 victory in December 2015.
- Lens are unbeaten in their last seven Ligue 1 matches, picking up three wins and four draws since a 2-1 loss against Olympique Marseille on April 28.
Stade Rennais vs RC Lens Prediction
Looking at recent meetings between Rennes and Lens, we anticipate another cagey affair at Roazhon Park. Both sides are evenly matched on paper and we predict they will cancel out each other’s efforts.
Prediction: Stade Rennais 1-1 RC Lens
Stade Rennais vs RC Lens Betting Tips
Tip 1: Draw
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in nine of the last 10 meetings between the two teams)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in five of their six clashes)
