Rennes vs Nice prediction and preview

Ligue 1 · Saturday 1 May 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Rennes vs Nice

Ligue 1 · Saturday 1 May 2027, 00:00 UTC · Roazhon Park, Rennes

Rennes · Nice · Ligue 1 predictions

Rennes vs Nice preview

The Ligue 1 fixture between Rennes and Nice is scheduled for Saturday 1 May 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Roazhon Park in Rennes. Rennes are 5th in the table with 16 points from 9, while Nice go into the round 8th, on 14 points from 9 games.

Rennes come into the game with a L-W-D-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Nice's recent sequence reads W-W-L-W-W. Over their last 6, Rennes have scored 2.7 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 6 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Nice average 2.0 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Rennes won 4, 1 game was drawn and Nice won 5. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 30 Oct 2026, ended Nice 5-2 Rennes.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

  • RennesLast five: W L D W L
  • NiceLast five: W W L W W
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5Rennes95132019+116LWLWL
8Nice94231312+114WWLWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rennes 4, draws 1, Nice 5.

Team news

Rennes expected line-up (3-5-2)

Brice Samba, Charlie Cresswell, Anthony Rouault, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Mahamadou Nagida, Valentin Rongier, Sebastian Szymański, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Mousa Tamari, Boulaye Dia

Nice expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Yehvann Diouf, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Xavier Mandza, Niels Nkounkou, Jonathan Clauss, Axel Witsel, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Amoura, Elye Wahi

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