Metz vs Rennes Predictions

• Rennes have won their last three Ligue 1 matches
• Rennes have won their last seven meetings with Metz
• Metz have lost eight of their 13 league games

Rennes are on a real roll

Having reeled off three straight victories in Ligue 1 to move up to sixth, Rennes can mastermind another success on the road at Metz.

Rennes deserve serious credit for their recent resurgence and they have recorded impressive 4-1 wins over Monaco and Strasbourg either side of a gritty 1-0 victory at Paris FC.

Habib Beye’s men are playing with a degree of confidence and, having suffered just one defeat in six away games, they are fancied to maintain the winning run at the Stade Saint-Symphorien.

While Rennes look in contention for the European places, Metz have a job on their hands to secure top-flight safety and currently find themselves second from bottom with only 11 points from 13 matches.

The hosts have lost eight of their 13 league outings and, although they have won their last two on their own patch, a 3-0 defeat to visiting Marseille suggests that they may struggle when faced with the division’s elite.

Rennes have dominated this rivalry, winning each of the last seven meetings, and they can rack up another high-scoring victory.

A 3-1 triumph appeals most from a correct-score perspective given that both teams have scored in four of the last five meetings. The net has also bulged at both ends in six of Rennes’ last seven matches.