Rennes have made an impressive start to the new season, and taking that recent form into this fixture does make them the favourites heading into it.
Having the home advantage and their attacking qualities should allow them to cause plenty of problems for the visitors.
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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 53.1%. A win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 24.36% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.63%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest Maccabi Haifa win was 1-2 (6.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rennes would win this match.