Auxerre vs Rennes prediction 11/03/2023

• Date: 11/03/2023
• Competition: Ligue 1
• KO: 16:00 GMT / 17:00 CET
• Venue: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps (Auxerre)

An improving Auxerre will be looking to make it six Ligue 1 matches unbeaten when they welcome an out-of-form Rennes to the Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps.

Having suffered seven successive league defeats between November and the start of February, Auxerre have enjoyed a surprise revival which has seen them take two wins and three draws from their last five, including a shock 2:1 win against Lyon at this venue.

Now facing a Rennes side that have lost four of their last five on the road, Auxerre could prove a decent bet to extend their unbeaten sequence with goals expected in Burgundy. 

Auxerre vs Rennes Betting Tips: BTTS / Auxerre or draw

While positioned fifth in Ligue 1, Rennes have endured a poor run of form since the resumption of the domestic campaign following the World Cup in November. Indeed, the visitors have now lost eight of their last fifteen matches while also being eliminated on penalties in the Europa League.

Losing six of their last ten matches, Rennes have definitely done their best work at home. On the road, the away side have won just three of their last in Ligue 1, although they did pick up a narrow 1:0 win at Nantes in their most recent away fixture. That clean sheet was Rennes' first in a remarkable 23 away league games. 

Indeed, Rennes have proved one of the most reliable BTTS picks over the past year, particularly on their travels with an incredible 18 away Ligue 1 matches in a row, seeing that outcome before their clean sheet success at the Canaries. It is also worth noting that Auxerre have also seen BTTS in four of their last six league matches.

While we do fancy the home side to potentially take at least a point in this fixture, it´s hard to ignore Rennes' remarkable BTTS record in away matches, even if that sequence did come to an end last weekend. Auxerre have certainly improved their attacking performances in recent weeks, with at least one goal scored in five of their last six league matches. They had failed to score in five of their previous six league games. 

As such, we´re backing both to score with the home side capable of extending their unbeaten run against a road-sick Rennes.