Lens allow far too much time and space in their own penalty area, conceding 14 goals in their previous six matches played in Ligue 1, and when you do that against a side as potent as Rennes, you will pay the price.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rennes win with a probability of 42.98%. A win for Lens had a probability of 31.9% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (7.07%). The likeliest Lens win was 1-0 (7.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.
