Olympique Lyonnais Rennes betting prediction

The away team comes to this stage of the Coupe de France (Semi‑finals) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: Orléans, Lille, St‑Pryvé St‑Hilaire and Brest. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 30 goals scored and 11 conceded. In their last match, for the Ligue 1, they got a home loss against Olympique Lyonnais by (0‑1). In the last 10 away matches Rennes has won 4, tied 1 and lost 5. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 25 of the last 27 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 8 times but have turned the score around in 3.

Rennes arrive for this game unmotivated after a 0-1 home defeat to Lyon, registering the third straight match without winning in several competitions. In the previous ties of the French Cup, the visitors beat Brest, St-Hilaire, Lille and Orléans. The visitors usually plays on a tactical system in 4-4-2 favoring a more direct style of play. In this tactical formation, the two men responsible for targeting the opposing goal are Ismaila Sarr and Niang: the first athlete is Rennes's top scorer, with 6 goals. For this game the coach will not be able to count on Monnet-Paquet, Gabriel Silva and Salibur for being injured.