Rennes vs Dijon Prediction, 4/25/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2021

Game: Rennes vs Dijon

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2021

Location: Roazhon Park in Rennes, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Rennes (-227) Dijon (+550)

Benjamin Bourigeaud and Rennes (14-9-10, 7th in Ligue 1) play Dijon (3-9-21, 20th in Ligue 1) at Roazhon Park on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Alfred Gomis for Rennes and Anthony Racioppi for Dijon. The Red and Blacks are at -227 while Dijon are at +550. The total opens at 2.5.

Rennes stepped onto the pitch against Angers in their last game and notched a win by a score of 3-0. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 88.3% received passes rate by connecting on 629 of the 712 passing attempts in their last match. Rennes tried 23 dribbles in this game and were successful in 17 of the attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Concerning shot accuracy, Rennes wrapped this game up at a 37.5% clip by putting 3 shots on target out of 8 shots. Rennes averages 1.27 goals per 90 minutes (42 total goals) and have earned 33 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Benjamin Bourigeaud is a player who can be a difference maker for Rennes. He has totaled 26 assists while tallying 33 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. Bourigeaud has been given a starting assignment in 185 outings in his career and he accounts for 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has tallied 32 goals in 16,287 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this match is Adrien Hunou, the forward representing France. Hunou has been on the pitch for 10,037 minutes in 107 starts and has been handed 11 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 8 times during his career while scoring 37 total goals. He scores 0.33 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man defending the goal for Rennes will be Alfred Gomis. Gomis has been on the field for a total of 19,128 mins and has 633 stops during his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.13 (240 total goals conceded) and he has a save % of 73.5%. The goalkeeper hailing from Senegal has seen 859 shots sent his way in 214 starts. Gomis (70-63-76 record during his soccer career) has totaled 69 shutouts, which gives him a 32.2% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Dijon got the victory with a final of 2-0 against Nice. They finished the contest by connecting on 333 of the 390 passes they tried for a rate of 85.4%. Dijon had a 57.7% successful dribble rate by completing 15 of the 26 dribbles they tried. Dijon connected on 3 shots on goal out of 9 shots attempted which had them at a 33.3% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 22 goals and 13 assists in all their matches, Dijon sports an average of 0.67 goals and 0.39 assists per 90 minutes.

Mama Balde should provide a spark for Dijon. The forward born in Guinea-Bissau has 6,698 mins while scoring 23 goals. He has totaled 14 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 4 times. He is averaging 0.31 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 77 contests during his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Moussa Konate, the forward hailing from Senegal. Konate has been handed 43 yellow card warnings in 14,665 mins (164 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.39. He has accounted for 64 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 19 times.

Anthony Racioppi will be looking after the net for Dijon. So far in his career, Racioppi has allowed 33 goals and has racked up 63 stops in 21 starts. He has given up 1.57 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 2-6-13. He holds a save percentage of 67.7% and his shutout rate sits at 14.3%. Racioppi has tallied 3 shutouts while defending 93 shots attempted against him in 1,890 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rennes (-227)

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