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Reims vs Rennes Prediction, 12/29/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/27/2022

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Game: Reims vs Rennes

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+220) Rennes (+126)

Reims (3-8-4) will try to defeat Rennes (9-4-2) at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Thursday. The Red and Whites are priced at +220 while the Red and Blacks are at +126. The total is set at 2.75. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Patrick Pentz for Reims and Steve Mandanda for Rennes.

The Red and Whites are ranked 7th concerning expected goals with 23.9, and the xGA are at 20.9. The Red and Whites have surrendered 21 goals while allowing 1.40 goals per 90 min, and opposing clubs have earned 70 SoT on them. Their goal differential is -5 by means of 16 goals accumulated and 21 goals relinquished. They have recorded 4 shut outs, which puts them at a rate of 26.7 on the campaign. Reims has a total of 50 saves and they also are the owners of a SV percentage of 72.9 for the year. Reims has recorded 38 yellow cards on the season as well as 8 red cards. This year, the club comes in with an average of 1.13 points per contest (17 points) and also rank 14th in soccer with 10 assists.

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The Red and Blacks have put together an average of 2.1 points per contest while recording 19 assists and 4 red cards. The Red and Blacks have tallied a clean sheet rate of 20.0 for the year and 29 yellow card cautions. Rennes ranks 2nd for goals conceded with 14, and the goal difference is coming in at 17. On the season, the Red and Blacks have a save % of 74.0 (50 SoTA), and also are ranked 3rd in Ligue 1 with 31 pts. The club's goals against/90 min is 0.93 in addition to 35 saves, and they have earned 3 clean sheets. Rennes has totaled 31 goals and the team's goals expected on the year sits at 25.9.

The man defending the goal for Reims is Patrick Pentz. Pentz (47-40-49 mark in his career) has tallied 34 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 25.0% clean sheet rate. The keeper hailing from Austria has faced 583 shots tried at him in 136 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.39 (189 total goals surrendered) and he has earned a save percentage of .698. Pentz has played for a total of 12,240 mins and has tallied 407 stops so far in his career.

Steve Mandanda is expected to look after the goal for Rennes. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 237-137-114. Mandanda has 156 clean sheets and has defended 1,754 shots tried against him in 43,769 mins throughout his career. In his career, Mandanda has surrendered 533 goals while totaling 1,243 stops in 491 starts. He has earned a save percentage of .709 and his clean sheet rate is 31.8%.

Nathanael Mbuku is a footballer who can create chances for Reims. The forward representing France has totaled 6 goals in 4,089 professional minutes. Mbuku has been in the starting lineup in 49 outings so far in his career and accounts for 0.13 goals per 90 mins. He has 2 assists while earning 4 yellow cards so far in his career.

Rennes is being led onto the pitch by Martin Terrier, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He has accounted for 8 yellow card cautions during his career and has assisted on a goal 18 times. The forward born in France has been on the pitch for 11,023 professional minutes while earning 52 goals. He is averaging 0.42 G/90 and has been in the starting lineup in 130 outings during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Reims (+220)

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