Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the Ligue 1 match.
The win in the previous round allowed Strasbourg Alsace to move back towards first place, as most rivals dropped points. Keeping fourth position will be difficult because they travel to Stade Rennais.
Stade Rennais
Are Stade Rennais really dangerous? They have not won for six rounds. However, the hosts can take points: there are five draws in this run, which keeps them in mid‑table. In many of these matches the home side could have won: they have not faced any of the usual leaders. Lens (0:0) can only be loosely considered one of them, even if earlier in the week they were second.
Strasbourg Alsace
Strasbourg Alsace comfortably defeated the outsiders AJ Auxerre (3:0), who also struggled away from home last season. Their own trips yielded only a 50% return — two wins, two defeats and a draw — but teams in the French Ligue 1 generally do not perform well away, hence third place. Notably, the visitors scored in each of those games, and if we include two Europa Conference League matches, that makes all seven.
Stade Rennais vs Strasbourg Alsace Prediction
In the last four rounds Strasbourg Alsace collected only seven points, which does not inspire confidence in their win, whereas Stade Rennais scored seven times over the same period. That already suggests taking the Double Chance on the hosts. We will combine it with a realistic Both Teams to Score wager.
