Rennes have a good recent record against Lyon here, winning their last two, scoring seven goals in the process, and given Lyon's troubles, they should make that three in a row.
Grosso and his squad have a monumental task on their hands already given the deficit they need to make up, but this will be a challenging encounter, and they are set to go into the international break a long way adrift of safety.
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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 51.59%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Lyon had a probability of 23.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.62%) and 2-0 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Lyon win it was 0-1 (7%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.
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