Auxerre vs Rennes Prediction and Betting Tips | 3rd November 2024

Auxerre play host to Rennes in a Ligue 1 match at the Stade de I'Abbe Deschamps this Sunday. Despite Rennes being expected to have a strong season and Auxerre being expected to struggle, only one league spot separates them right now.

Auxerre are currently in 13th and Rennes are in 11th going into this weekend.

So who will come out on top on Sunday?

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Auxerre vs Rennes Head-to-Head and Betting Tips

• Due to Auxerre largely spending their time in Ligue 2, these sides have only played twice in the last decade. Their most recent game, in March 2023, ended 0-0, but Rennes also defeated Auxerre 5-0 in the same season.
• Auxerre's last match saw them rescue a 2-2 draw with Lyon, while the match before that saw them upset Reims 2-1. This means that they have not lost since before the most recent international break.
• After going winless for four games, Rennes finally arrested their slump last weekend by beating struggling Le Havre. The win did not come easily, though, as they won by a single second-half goal.
• Despite two places separating Auxerre from the danger zone, only the bottom three have conceded more goals than last season's Ligue 2 champions. They have let in 18 goals to date and have kept just one clean sheet.
• In contrast to this, only two sides - Lille and Lens - have kept more clean sheets than Rennes thus far. The away side this weekend have also only conceded more than one goal on four occasions this season.

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Auxerre vs Rennes Prediction

On paper at least, Rennes should be favored here, as they have a far stronger squad than newly-promoted Auxerre and their ceiling is much higher.

With that said, both sides have been on similar form as of late, Auxerre do have the home-field advantage, and they also secured a point against a heavily favored Lyon side last weekend.

Given this, while Rennes will almost certainly crack Auxerre's defense, they may not be able to find a victory. Therefore, the likely outcome is a draw.

Prediction: Auxerre 1-1 Rennes

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Auxerre vs Rennes Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw.

Tip 2: Game to feature under 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been under 2.5 goals in eight of Auxerre's last nine home games with Rennes).

Bold Tip: Hamed Traore to score for Auxerre - Yes (Traore has scored four goals in his last five Ligue 1 appearances).