Nice vs Rennes Prediction, 4/2/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/31/2022

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Game: Nice vs Rennes

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022

Location: Stade de Nice in Nice, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Nice (+145) Rennes (+175)

Stade de Nice is the venue where Kasper Dolberg and Nice (15-6-8, 4th in Ligue 1) will play Rennes (16-4-9, 3rd in Ligue 1) on Saturday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Walter Benitez for Nice and Romain Salin for Rennes. The Red and Blacks are at at +175 while Nice are priced at +145. The over/under opens at 2.25.

Nice faced Marseille in their most recent game and went home with a loss by a final score of 2-1. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 90.0% rate by connecting on 352 out of their 391 passing targets last contest. Nice attempted 13 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 8 of those attempts for a percentage of 61.5%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, Nice wrapped this game up at a 33.3% rate by landing 3 shots on target of 9 shots. Nice is averaging 1.34 goals per 90 min (39 goals in total) and have accounted for 27 assists in all competitions this season.

Kasper Dolberg is a player who should be able to impact this game for Nice. Dolberg has started 112 matches so far in his career and he accounts for 0.51 G/90. The forward hailing from Denmark has 56 goals in 9,937 professional minutes played. He has 14 assists while accumulating 6 yellow cards during his pro soccer career.

One more player who could decide who wins is Amine Gouiri, the forward representing France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 14 times during his career and he has scored 22 goals. Gouiri has 5,017 mins in 56 career starts and has earned himself a total of 7 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.39 goals per 90 for his pro soccer career.

The guy defending the goal for Nice is Walter Benitez. Benitez has been on the pitch for a total of 17,765 minutes and is sitting with 560 saves during his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.21 (214 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 74.5%. The goalie hailing from Argentina has faced 748 shots attempted against him in 197 career starts. Benitez (79-52-66 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 62 clean sheets, which has earned him a 31.5% clean sheet percentage.

For their last match, Rennes walked away with a victory by a final of 6-1 against Metz. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 509 of the 526 attempted passes earning a rate of 96.8%. Rennes ended the game with a 45.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 5 out of the 11 dribbles they attempted. Rennes connected on 7 shots on target out of 20 shots attempted which gave them a 35.0% rate in their last match. Having a total of 62 goals and 48 assists in all their contests, Rennes is averaging 2.14 goals and 1.66 assists per 90 minutes.

Benjamin Bourigeaud should provide solid play for Rennes. The forward born in France has accumulated 19,123 mins and has scored 39 goals. He has collected 36 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has helped on a goal 38 times. He scores 0.18 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 219 outings in his pro soccer career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gaetan Laborde, the forward representing France. Laborde has earned himself a total of 18 yellow cards in 16,903 professional minutes (191 starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.35. He has collected 66 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 33 different times.

Romain Salin will be looking after the goal for Rennes. Salin has racked up 40 shutouts and has seen 702 shots against him in 14,304 mins in his career. He holds a save percentage of 69.9% and his shutout rate sits at 24.8%. He has allowed 1.33 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 55-39-64. In his career, Salin has conceded 212 goals while totaling 491 saves in 161 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nice (+145)

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