H2H: Stade Rennais vs Angers – Prediction (Ligue 1

H2H: Stade Rennais vs Angers Comparison.

Martin Terrier (REN) opened the scoring last time out. Three of his last four competitive strikes came before HT. Angers’ top league scorer Ismaël Traoré has netted his team’s opening goal in two of his three goalscoring L1 matches this campaign. Seven of the last eight L1 H2Hs have seen the away side on the day fail to score before HT.

Rennes Insights.

Stade Rennais are unbeaten in all seven Ligue 1 (L1) matches so far (W4, D3), in what is their best start to a new league campaign since 2010/11. Goals have been a common theme across those games, with five of their last six L1 outings witnessing over 2.5 goals, and five also seeing the opener netted within the first 30 minutes. The hosts have tasted defeat only once across their last 13 L1 fixtures at Roazhon Park (W10, D2, L1), and even if they concede first here it may not be a problem. That’s because ‘Les Rouge & Noir’ have won three of the last four home league games in which they shipped the opening goal (D1).

Angers Insights.

There should be goals though, as Angers’ last four L1 outings have seen both teams score, with three of those featuring at least five match goals! Unsurprisingly then, an action packed start could be on the cards, and all but two of Angers’ seven L1 fixtures this campaign have witnessed at least one goal in the opening half hour. Scoring goals has, however, been an issue on the road for the visitors, as ‘Le SCO’ have netted over 1.5 team goals in just one of their last ten L1 road trips, although they are unbeaten in the last five when doing so (W3, D2). In fact, six of Angers’ last seven L1 away matches have seen the HT result mirror the final points distribution.