Lyon vs Rennes Prediction, 4/9/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/4/2023

Game: Lyon vs Rennes

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Lyon (+119) Rennes (+224)

The Red and Blacks (15-5-9) are on their way to Groupama Stadium on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Kids (12-8-9). The Kids are priced at +119 and the Red and Blacks are at +224. The over/under is set at 2.75. The men protecting the net are Anthony Lopes for Lyon and Steve Mandanda for Rennes.

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The Kids are 7th when talking about expected goals having 44.9, and the squad's xGA sit at 37.2. Olympique Lyonnais has relinquished 32 goals while relinquishing 1.10 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have tallied 109 shots on target on them. The team's differential on goals is 12 with the help of 44 goals accumulated and also 32 goals given up. They have 7 clean sheets, which puts them at a percentage of 24.1 on the year. Lyon has accumulated 78 SVs and they are the owners of a SV percentage of 78.0 on the year. Lyon has recorded 44 yellow card warnings so far this season in addition to 2 red cards. So far this season, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.52 pts per fixture (44 pts) and they also are ranked 5th in the league with 31 assists.

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Rennes has tallied 47 goals and the team's expected goals so far this season is at 44.6. The team's goals against per 90 is 1.03 with 75 saves, and they have earned 9 shutouts. On the campaign, the Red and Blacks have a save rate of 72.6 (106 SoT against), and have a ranking of 6th in soccer with 50 pts. Rennes is 6th for goals against having 30, and the team's difference in goals is coming in at 17. The Red and Blacks have a clean sheet % of 31.0 so far this season in addition to 45 yellow card warnings. The Red and Blacks have an average of 1.7 points per match while amassing 31 assists and 6 red cards.

The man who will protect the net for Lyon is Anthony Lopes. Lopes (172-77-87 record during his soccer career) has earned 112 shutouts, which leaves him with a 33.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Portugal has seen 1,295 shots sent his way in 338 career starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.12 (375 goals surrendered) and his save % is .735. Lopes has seen the pitch for 30,219 minutes and is sitting with 952 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

Steve Mandanda is expected to look after the goal for Rennes. He has surrendered 1.10 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 243-139-121. Mandanda has totaled 162 clean sheets while he has seen 1,810 shots attempted against him in 45,029 career mins. In his career, Mandanda has allowed 549 goals and has accounted for 1,283 saves in 505 starts. He sports a save percentage of .709 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.1%.

Moussa Dembele is one member of the side who has a chance to score for Lyon. He has accounted for 29 assists while tallying 23 yellow card warnings during his career. The forward born in France has accumulated 97 goals in 15,278 professional minutes played. Dembele has been in the starting lineup in 162 matches so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.57 goals per 90 mins.

Rennes has a player in Amine Gouiri, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. He has tallied 11 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 17 times. The forward from France has 7,317 mins while scoring 31 goals. He is currently averaging 0.38 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 83 contests so far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rennes (+224)

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