Angers vs RennesPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Matchday three of Ligue 1 at the Stade Raymond-Kopa. Angers are ninth on 3 points from two games: one win and one defeat, 3 goals scored and 3 conceded. The breakdown is clear, because the defeat came at home, 0-2 against Lille, while the win came on the road, 3-1 away at Auxerre. Further back in the sample sit a 3-2 over Paris FC and a 2-1 over Lorient. Rennes are fifth on 4 points from the same two rounds, and both of their fixtures were at home: a 3-2 win over Le Mans and a 2-2 with Paris Saint Germain, for a total of 5 goals scored and 4 conceded. They have yet to play a league game away from their own ground. The five previous meetings lean one way: four Rennes wins, including a 3-0 taken in Angers, plus two 2-1 successes and a 2-0 on their own ground, and a 1-1 played in Angers. Ligue 1 is running at an average of 3.00 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.