Saint-Etienne vs Rennes Prediction, 9/26/2020 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/25/2020

Game: Saint-Etienne vs Rennes

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Saint-Etienne (+196) Rennes (+177)

Adrien Hunou and Rennes (3-1-0, 2nd in Ligue 1) head to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday where they'll take on Saint-Etienne (3-1-0, 1st in Ligue 1). The starting goalkeepers are Jessy Moulin for Saint-Etienne and Romain Salin for Rennes. The Red and Blacks are at at +177 while Saint-Étienne are at +196. The over/under is set at 2.

Saint-Etienne as a team have scored 8 goals this season, which is currently 3rd in the league. They have launched 40 shots at the opposition with 16 on target, which is a 40.0% SOT percentage. Saint-Etienne has been able to maintain possession for 46.5% of matches while dribbling successfully 52.9% of the time (17th in Ligue 1). They have received 1,305 passes on 1,526 attempts on the season, earning them a receiving percentage of 85.5%.

Romain Hamouma is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Saint-Etienne. Hamouma has started 255 outings so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing France has racked up 66 goals in 22,448 professional minutes played. He has 45 assists while tallying 50 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career. One more guy who should impact this match is Denis Bouanga, the forward from France. Bouanga has totaled 10,596 minutes during 119 starts and has earned himself 16 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times in his career while scoring 46 total goals. He sports an average of 0.39 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Saint-Étienne will be Jessy Moulin. Moulin has played for a total of 2,037 mins and has earned 92 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.06 (24 total goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of .814. The goalkeeper from France has had 113 shots sent his way in 22 career starts. Moulin (9-6-8 record during his career) has 8 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 36.4% shutout rate.

The Red and Blacks have successfully dribbled 53.1% of the time so far this year while collecting 8 goals. They have a receiving percentage of 89.0% and they have controlled possession of the ball 57.5% of the time. Rennes has accumulated 2,164 pass targets this season (5th in Ligue 1) and they have 1,926 completed passes. They have been able to connect on 33.3% of their shots on target out of 57 shots.

Adrien Hunou is a player who should be able to impact this match for Rennes. He has accounted for 8 assists while earning 10 yellow card warnings in his career. Hunou has been given a starting assignment in 103 contests in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.31 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from France has totaled 33 goals in 9,524 minutes. One more player who could decide who wins is Raphinha, the forward hailing from Brazil. He has helped on a goal 5 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 11 goals. Raphinha has totaled 3,853 mins during 44 starting assignments and has been given a total of 11 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The man protecting the net for Rennes will be Romain Salin. Salin (49-35-61 mark during his career) has accumulated 35 clean sheets, which gives him a 23.6% shutout percentage. The goalie from France has had 659 shots attempted at him in 148 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.37 (200 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of .698. Salin has seen the pitch for a total of 13,134 mins and has tallied 460 saves so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rennes (+177)

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