Rennes players may be relishing the extra rest they have been granted after the postponement of Wednesday's game, with Genesio needing his attackers firing on all cylinders against the league's best away defence.
Galtier will demand an immediate response to last week's setback, but the absence of Delort is a big blow, and we are backing Les Rouge et Noir to keep their momentum going with yet another triumph.
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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 56.68%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Nice had a probability of 19.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.92%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.34%), while for a Nice win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.
