Nantes vs Rennes Prediction, 2/26/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 2/21/2023

Game: Nantes vs Rennes

Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Location: Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nantes (+230) Rennes (+125)

Nantes (6-10-8) are hosting Rennes (13-4-7) at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday. Nantes are priced at +230 while the Red and Blacks are at +125. The total has been set at 2.75. The starting goalkeepers are Alban Lafont for Nantes and Steve Mandanda for Rennes.

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Nantes has tallied 78 SVs and they have a SV rate of 76.0 on the campaign. Their goal differential is -4 by means of 25 goals scored in addition to 29 goals given up. Over the course of the season, this team averages 1.17 points per match (28 pts) and also are 14th in the league with 17 assists. The Canaries are ranked 19th when it comes to xG with 26.0, and the xGA are coming in at 31.3. Nantes has a total of 38 yellow card warnings this year as well as 4 red cards. The Canaries have surrendered 29 goals while giving up 1.21 goals per 90, and opponents have accumulated 104 shots on target on them. They have tallied 9 clean sheets, which has them sitting at a percentage of 37.5 on the season.

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The Red and Blacks are sitting with an average of 1.8 points per fixture while compiling 28 assists and 6 red cards. The Red and Blacks have recorded a clean sheet % of 25.0 on the campaign as well as 37 yellow card cautions. Rennes is 5th in relation to goals surrendered with 28, and the squad's difference in goals is at 16. For the year, the Red and Blacks have a save % of 67.5 (83 SoT against), and sit at 5th in soccer with 43 pts. Their goals against per 90 min is currently at 1.17 with 54 saves, and they have a total of 6 shut outs. Rennes has totaled 44 goals and their expected goals for the year sits at 39.3.

The guy who will defend the goal for Nantes is Alban Lafont. His GA/90 is 1.25 (322 goals given up) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .716. Lafont (76-80-102 mark during his career) has earned 70 shutouts, which gives him a 27.1% shutout rate. Lafont has seen the field for a total of 23,158 minutes and has 725 stops so far in his career. The keeper from France has had 1,013 shots attempted against him in 258 career starts.

Steve Mandanda will be residing in front of the goal for Rennes. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 241-138-119. Mandanda has totaled 159 clean sheets and has defended 1,787 shots attempted against him in 44,579 career mins. So far in his pro soccer career, Mandanda has allowed 547 goals while tallying 1,262 stops in 500 starts. He holds a save % of .706 and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.8%.

Mostafa Mohamed is one player who can make a noticable difference for Nantes. Mohamed has had a starting assignment in 33 games so far in his pro soccer career and tallies 0.54 goals per 90. The forward from Egypt has 20 goals in 3,308 professional minutes played. He has totaled 5 assists while earning 6 yellow card warnings in his career.

Rennes has a player in Amine Gouiri, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The forward from France has totaled 7,047 professional minutes while scoring 31 goals. He is averaging 0.40 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 81 outings so far in his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 10 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nantes (+230)

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