On August 13, the match of the 2nd round of the Ligue 1 of France between Monaco and Rennes will take place. In our forecast, we will take a detailed look at this sporting event.
"Monaco"
"Monegasque" took second place in Ligue 1 at the end of last season. In the summer, the team held seven friendly meetings, of which only two "red-white" won their opponents. The team from Monaco prevailed over the clubs "Cercle Brugge" and "Portmonense". The meetings with St. Gallen, Austria and Inter Milan ended in a draw. With the score 1:2, Monegasque lost to Porto. Winning by one goal after the first half, the Red-Whites conceded three goals from Southampton in the final friendly match before the start of the new season. In the 1/2 qualifying round of the Champions League, Monaco rolled out a draw on their own field with PSV (1:1). Last weekend, in the first round match, the Monegasques defeated Strasbourg 2-1 on their field. The victory of the "red and white" ended the match of last season with Rennes (3:2).
"Rennes"
At the end of the 2021/2022 season, the Red-Blacks placed one place lower in the standings than Monaco. The team played five friendly matches before the new season. In the first meeting, Rennes lost with a minimum score to Freiburg. With a difference of one ball, "Kan" was beaten. With the score 3:2 in favor of the "red-black" ended the meeting with Augsburg. Rennes won the Canaries from Nantes (1-0). Having opened the score first in the match with Aston Villa, the Red-Blacks lost to their opponent. In the first match of the new season, Rennes lost to Lorient with a score of 0:1 due to an autogall.
Figures and statistics:
- Monaco have lost in two of their last ten matches.
- During the same period, Rennes lost in four matches.
- Nine out of ten face-to-face meetings ended with the outcome of "total more than 2.5 goals per game".
Forecast
In the last three full-time matches, the "Monegasques" turned out to be stronger than the "red-black". Rennes has lost two matches in a row and the upcoming meeting will not be an exception. Our forecast: Monaco will win. The coefficient is 2.20.