Lyon – Rennes, Picks and Tips
Lyon had never beaten FC Porto in an official match. They were also underdogs in Wednesday night's Europa League round of 16 match, especially as the game was played in Portugal. The French side managed to win 1-0 at the Dragao. Paqueta's 59th minute goal was the difference. It was Dembele who provided the decisive pass. It was an even match, in which the hosts had a goal disallowed for offside in the 90th minute. The Lyonnais thus confirmed the good play of the last Ligue 1 round. It was an away game at Lorient, where the guests won 4-1. Faivre opened the scoring and closed the scoring, Lyon's other two goals were scored by Dembele and Toko Ekambi. A match, therefore, in which Lyon's attacking players were on form. And Lyon are doomed to pick up as many points as possible. After 27 rounds, Bosz's team is only 9th with 41 points. Still, the standings are tight. The gap to fourth-placed Rennes is just five points. A win for Lyon would bring them within two points of Rennes. We can therefore say that it is a six-point match between Lyon and Rennes.
Rennes failed to score away to Leicester on Thursday night in the Europa Conference League last 16. He had only one shot on goal in the 0-2 defeat at the Foxes. In the league, the Bretons have three consecutive wins. The last one, at home to Angers. It was 2-0, with Bourigeaud and Laborde scoring. The same players were among the scorers two rounds ago, in the win over Montpellier. They were joined by Terrier and Majer, scoring 4-2. At half-time it was a 2-2 draw. Laborde has now scored three goals in a row. He was also among those who scored in the 4-1 win over Troyes. A match in which Guirassy scored a double. Laborde is Rennes' top scorer. He scored 14 times and provided six assists. He has the same number of goals as Mbappe. The goalscorers' ranking is led by Ben Yedder with 15. Terrier is behind Laborde with 13. Laborde and Terrier have scored half of Rennes' goals this season.
Our recommendation tip for Lyon – Rennes: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.70