Despite Doku's indisputable importance to the Rennes attack over the past couple of seasons, Genesio's men have already taught a footballing lesson to one promoted side at Roazhon Park this term and ought to begin life without the Belgian in scintillating fashion.
Le Havres's five-man defence has been breached at will in their opening two fixtures, and things could get ugly fast for Elsner's side if the likes of Bourigeaud and Ludovic Blas are allowed to get into full flow.
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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 56.37%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Le Havre had a probability of 20.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 2-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.84%), while for a Le Havre win it was 0-1 (5.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.