Krasnodar vs Rennes Prediction, 12/2/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/1/2020

Game: Krasnodar vs Rennes

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Location: Krasnodar Stadium in Krasnodar, Russia

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: Krasnodar (+131) Rennes (+180)

Steven Nzonzi and Rennes (0-1-3 in Champions League) go to Krasnodar Stadium on Wednesday where they'll take on Krasnodar (0-1-3 in Champions League). The men protecting the net will be Yevgeni Gorodov for Krasnodar and Alfred Gomis for Rennes. Rennes are at at +180 while Krasnodar are at +131. The total opens at 2.75.

Krasnodar faced Sevilla in their most recent match and went home with a loss by a final score of 2 - 1. Krasnodar tried 15 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 10 of those tries for a rate of 66.7%. When discussing the passing game, they finished this match with a 84.3% received passes percentage by completing 316 of the 375 passing targets last match. In terms of shooting accuracy, Krasnodar walked away from the pitch at a 10.0% rate by landing 1 shot on target out of 10 total shots. Krasnodar averages 1.40 goals per 90 minutes (21 goals in total) and are sitting with 13 assists in all games for this campaign.

Marcus Berg is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Krasnodar. Berg has been a starter in 248 games thus far in his career and he has earned 0.59 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Sweden has racked up 147 goals in 22,334 minutes played. He has totaled 40 assists while accumulating 47 yellow cards in his career. Someone else who should impact this match is Remy Cabella, the forward taking the field for France. Cabella has accumulated 20,113 minutes in 224 career starting assignments and has been handed 39 yellow card cautions. He has assisted on a goal 35 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 58 total goals. He has an average of 0.26 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Krasnodar is Yevgeni Gorodov. Gorodov has been on the field for a total of 14,547 minutes and has earned 341 saves during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.13 (183 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save % of .697. The goalie playing for Krasnodar has seen 492 shots tried at him in 162 starting assignments. Gorodov (60-45-58 mark in his career) has accumulated 47 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 29.0% clean sheet percentage.

For their last game, Rennes finished locked up with a final of 1 - 1 against Strasbourg. They finished this game by completing 582 of the 664 passes they tried for a percentage of 87.7%. Rennes had a 85.7% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 6 of the 7 dribbles they tried. Rennes landed 7 shots on goal out of their 21 shots attempted giving them a 33.3% rate in their last match. Having earned a total of 18 goals and 16 assists in all their matches, Rennes averages 1.50 goals and 1.33 assists per 90.

Steven Nzonzi will need to provide a lift for Rennes. The midfielder from France has played 28,402 mins while scoring 19 goals. He has accumulated 56 yellow cards during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 18 times. He has an average of 0.06 G/90 and has been a starter in 319 matches so far in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Benjamin Bourigeaud, the forward taking the field for Rennes. Bourigeaud has been given 28 yellow cards in 14,901 mins (170 starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.17. He has scored 28 goals in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 26 different times.

Alfred Gomis will be residing in front of the net for Rennes. In his career, Gomis has surrendered 228 goals and has tallied 600 saves in 202 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.14 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 66-60-71. He holds a save percentage of .734 and his clean sheet rate is 32.2%. Gomis has totaled 65 shutouts while defending 815 shots against him in 18,048 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rennes (+180)

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