Rennes take on the visitors Caen in the round 3 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played at Roazhon Park on Sunday, September 11th.
Rennes showed quite mediocre results at eh end of the previous season and continue doing the same at the start of the season 2016/17. The defeat to Nice on the opening match, 0-1, was followed by 2-0 win over Nancy and a draw with Montpellier. Christian Gourcuff’s men lack the striker and struggle on from of opponents’ goal, while defensive line of the team appears to be the strongest side of the team.
Caen showed excellent results last season as for the promoted side, finishing on seventh place in the league. The start of the season is also successful for the team, who won their both home fixtures, beating Lorient, 3-2, and Bastia, 2-0. The only away match of the Ligue 1 was lost to Lyon, 0-2, which didn’t come as surprise. The team is built of average players and have no stars in their squad, but they are strong together when follow instructions of the head coach, who work at the club since 2005.
Rennes and Caen played four head-to-heads in recent years. One of these matches ended with win of the today’s hosts, one was a draw and other two were triumphs of Caen. We should expect Rennes to prevail in the match at own turf and be closer to gaining three points.
Prediction for the match: Rennes to win with +0.0 Asian handicap.
Rennes vs Caen