Marseille v Rennes Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

Marseille and Rennes meet at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, with European football potentially on the line for the hosts on the final day of the season.

After winning 1-0 at Le Havre last weekend, Marseille are sixth in Ligue 1, good enough for a Conference League place. They are three points behind their Breton visitors but with a superior goal difference.

Rennes are fifth after coming from behind to beat Paris FC 2-1 last time out.

Franck Haise's side are on course to play in next season's Europa League, yet could push on for UEFA Champions League qualification as they are only two points behind Lille in third and a point adrift of fourth-placed Lyon.

Regardless of the result, they will play European football next season, but there is more jeopardy for Marseille, as a win for Monaco at Strasbourg will see them leapfrog Habib Beye's men, should they slip up.

There is also another permutation, in that sixth spot could be good enough for a Europa League place, if second-placed Lens beat Nice in Friday's Coupe de France final.

Marseille v Rennes Tips Summary

Best Bet - Over 3.5 Goals @ 1/1
Alternative Bet - Rennes to win @ 23/10
Bet Builder - Both Teams to Score, Esteban Lepaul to score and Quentin Merlin to score or assist @ 13/2

Marseille v Rennes Prediction

Best Bet - Over 3.5 Goals @ 1/1

It could be goals all the way at the Velodrome, with Marseille's home matches averaging a Ligue 1 high of 3.56 goals, while both sides have scored in five of Rennes' last six outings. 

The pair's two meetings this season were a 1-0 home league win for Les Rouge et Noirs, before Sunday's hosts won 3-0 when the duo duelled in the Coupe in February.

This game promises to be chaotic, though, and Rennes' 28 goals away from home is the joint-second highest in France.

Both sides may look to go for the result, so expect goals.

Alternative Bet - Rennes to win @ 23/10

Those opting for a match result bet may want to side with Rennes, as they have won five of their last six games.

They head into this match seeking a first win at the Velodrome since September 2017, but are more reliable than Marseille, who have already lost 11 times this season.

Another summer of change is expected, with Habib Beye almost certain to depart despite only taking over in February.

It would be typical of Les Minots' season to lose their final game amid what may be a mutinous atmosphere.

Marseille v Rennes Bet Builder Tip

• Both Teams to Score

• Esteban Lepaul to score

• Quentin Merlin to score or assist

Pays 13/2

With goals expected, both teams to score for the sixth time in seven Rennes games looks a good place to begin a Bet Builder and Esteban Lepaul could contribute on that front.

Lepaul's 20 goals put him four clear of his nearest rivals in Ligue 1's Golden Boot race, and his omission from Didier Deschamps' World Cup squad has divided opinion.

The 26-year-old has scored in his last four appearances and could pounce again.

He might be assisted by Quentin Merlin, who joined Rennes from Marseille last summer alongside captain Valentin Rongier.

Merlin set up Lepaul's equaliser as their team came from behind to beat Paris FC and could be about to sting his former employers.

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Key Match Stats

• Marseille's home games have produced a league-high 3.56 goals

• Les Phoceens have lost 11 of their 33 Ligue 1 matches

• Both sides have scored in five of Rennes' last six fixtures

• The Breton outfit have won five of their last six

• Their 28 goals scored away from home is the joint-second highest in Ligue 1

• Les Rouge et Blancs' striker Esteban Lepaul has scored a Ligue 1-high 20 goals

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