Leicester – Rennes, Picks and Tips
Leicester have not been the consistent team of the last two Premier League seasons, when they came close to finishing in fourth place, which secured a Champions League group stage spot. "The Foxes have ticked off inconsistent results this season and find themselves in the second half of the table. The only major objective remains winning the Conference League, and the first step would be a success in the first leg of the Leicester-Rennes duel. Brendan Rodgers' side have done very well in recent games. The most recent one for the Foxes was the duel with Leeds in the weekend's Premier League round. In the end, Leicester won 1-0 thanks to Harvey Barnes' 67th minute strike. The game was dominated by the hosts who had many chances throughout the encounter at the King Power Stadium. Earlier, Leicester managed to win a play-off at Burnley. The clash ended in a 2-0 victory for the Foxes. James Maddison opened the scoring in the 82nd minute and Jamy Vardy increased the gap in the 90th minute. Leceister's last league defeat was on 20 February, a 2-1 defeat at Wolverhampton. The Foxes are currently 12th in the Premier League with 33 points after 25 games. Leicester are level on points with Aston Villa, Brighton and Crystal Palace. In the Conference League, Leicester reached after finishing third in their Europa League group. In the play-offs, Brendan Rodgers' side comfortably got past Danish side Randers. In the round in England, Leicester won 4-1 and in Denmark they won 3-1. Barnes and Maddison (double) helped Leicester win the duel at Randers.
Rennes is one of France's pleasant surprises. The Bretons are in fourth position and are fighting for a place in the next Champions League. Bruno Genesio's side have also set their sights on a long trip to the Conference League, where their first match in the European Cups this spring will be Leicester-Rennes. In their last five Ligue 1 duels, Rennes have recorded no fewer than four wins and one defeat. That defeat came against PSG and was a narrow 1-0 loss. The Breton's most recent duel in France was against Angers. The team coached by Genesio won 2-0. Bourigeaud and Laborde scored the two goals for the Bretons. A spectacular duel took place at the end of February, when Rennes won 4-2 at Montpellier. Terrier and Bourigeaud gave the Bretons a comfortable lead in the first 15 minutes of the game, but Oyongo and Wahi equalised for Montpellier. In the second half, Labore and Majer scored to give Rennes another win. Genesio's side also won the meeting with Troyes on 20 February 4-1. Rennes are now fourth in Ligue 1 after 27 rounds with 46 points, one behind Marseille and two behind Nice. Rennes reached the Conference League last 16 after being in a group with Tottenham, Mura and Vitesse. The French side won the group with 14 points from 6 games, this after the duel with English side Spurs was won 3-0 on aggregate. Tottenham were unable to attend the December match due to numerous cases of COVID-19 in the squad.
Our recommendation tip for Leicester – Rennes: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.60