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Right then, let's get stuck into this Ligue 1 clash! Rennes are sitting 8th with 18 points while Monaco are just two spots ahead with 20 points - tight as a new pair of boots this one!
Rennes have been the draw specialists lately, unbeaten in 9 games but with 6 draws in their last 10. They're scoring for fun though - 1.8 goals per game and both teams have scored in 80% of their matches. Look at their recent results: 4-1 win against Strasbourg, 2-2 draws against Toulouse, Auxerre, Le Havre, and Nantes. This team just can't stop scoring and conceding!
Monaco have been more up and down. They got hammered 1-4 at home by Lens recently but showed they can score with that 5-3 away win at Nantes. They're averaging 1.4 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, with both teams scoring in 60% of their matches.
Now here's where it gets interesting - the head-to-head is heavily in Monaco's favor (7 wins to 1), but more importantly for us, both teams have scored in 7 of their 9 meetings! Six of those 9 games went over 2.5 goals too. The last meeting ended 3-2 to Monaco.
Rennes at home are scoring 2 goals per game, while Monaco away are also averaging 2 goals per game. Both teams love a goal-fest and neither defense looks particularly solid. With Rennes's 80% BTTS rate and Monaco's 60%, combined with their H2H history, we're looking at goals galore!
Key Points:
- Both teams scored in 80% of Rennes's last 10 games
- Both teams scored in 60% of Monaco's last 10 games
- Head-to-head: 7/9 matches saw both teams score
- Rennes average 2 goals per home game
- Monaco average 2 goals per away game
- 6/9 H2H meetings went over 2.5 goals
This has all the makings of a proper goal-fest. Both teams are scoring regularly, both are conceding regularly, and their history shows they rarely keep clean sheets against each other. Perfect for a Saturday afternoon with a cold one in hand!




