Lorient should certainly make things difficult for Rennes, given their recent revival and need for points at the bottom end of the division, but the hosts are full of quality and playing at the peak of their powers, and we can only envisage Stephan's men putting another victory on the board on Sunday to continue their march towards the top five.
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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 63.83%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Lorient had a probability of 16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.13%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.51%), while for a Lorient win it was 0-1 (4.56%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.