Rennes vs Reims Prediction, 9/12/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/7/2021

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Game: Rennes vs Reims

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2021

Location: Roazhon Park in Rennes, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Rennes (-190) Reims (+501)

Benjamin Bourigeaud and Rennes (1-2-1, 8th in Ligue 1) play Reims (0-3-1, 17th in Ligue 1) at Roazhon Park on Sunday. The starting goaltenders will be Alfred Gomis for Rennes and Predrag Rajkovic for Reims. The Red and Whites are at at +501 while the Red and Blacks are at -190. The over/under is set at 2.5.

Rennes faced Angers in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-0. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 89.5% received passes percentage by completing 471 of the 526 targeted passes in their last outing. Rennes tried 16 dribbles in this matchup and successfully completed 8 of those tries for a rate of 50.0%.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Rennes finished at a 28.6% rate by landing 2 shots on target of 7 total shots. Rennes has an average of 0.75 goals per 90 (3 goals in total) and are sitting with 3 assists in all games this year.

Benjamin Bourigeaud is a guy who should impact this matchup for Rennes. Bourigeaud has been in the starting lineup in 194 matches thus far in his career and accounts for 0.17 goals per 90. The forward who is from France has totaled 33 goals in 17,016 minutes played. He has totaled 28 assists while tallying 35 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

One more guy who should impact this match is Sehrou Guirassy, the forward representing France. Guirassy has totaled 9,690 mins during 102 starts and has been given 16 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 7 times in his pro soccer career while scoring 44 goals. He sports an average of 0.41 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Rennes will be Alfred Gomis. Gomis (73-66-79 mark in his career) has accumulated 71 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 31.8% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Senegal has faced 886 shots attempted at him in 223 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.12 (249 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 73.5%. Gomis has seen the field for 19,938 minutes and has tallied 651 stops so far in his career.

In their last game, Reims walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-0 against PSG. They wrapped up this outing by completing 309 out of their 388 attempted passes earning a rate of 79.6%. Reims finished with a 59.1% successful dribble rate by completing 13 out of the 22 dribbles they tried. Reims landed 4 shots on goal out of their 11 shots attempted earning them a 36.4% rate in their last game. Having a total of 4 goals and 2 assists in all competitions, Reims averages 1.00 goal and 0.50 assists per 90 min.

Yunis Abdelhamid should be able to be counted on for Reims. He is currently averaging 0.06 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 309 games so far in his career. The defender hailing from France has earned 27,576 mins while scoring 18 goals. He has collected 40 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 2 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Xavier Chavalerin, the midfielder born in France. He has earned 14 goals so far in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 19 different times. Chavalerin has been given 47 yellow cards in 22,268 mins played (243 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.06.

Predrag Rajkovic is expected to look after the net for Reims. So far in his career, Rajkovic has conceded 100 goals while totaling 275 saves in 107 starting assignments. He has surrendered 0.94 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 43-37-26. He has a save % of 74.4% and his clean sheet rate sits at 40.2%. Rajkovic has 43 shutouts and defended 371 shots attempted against him in 9,540 mins throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Reims (+501)

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