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Nice vs Rennes: match prediction

Ligue 1 · Round 9 · 30 Oct 2026 · season 2026/27

The match has not been played. This is not a tip: the model turns the chances both sides create and concede into probabilities, and it is wrong regularly.

Model chances

26%Nice
20%Draw
53%Rennes

Rennes go in as favourites: 53% to win, 26% for the opponent.

Expected goals and likely score

1.53Nice · model expected goals · Rennes2.21
Score probability, %: rows are home goals, columns away goals
01234
025642
148974
236753
313331
411111

The most common scores at these chances: 1:2 (about 9%), 1:1 and 2:2.

The scores for each match are the most common outcomes at those chances; any single score is always unlikely.

Why

The model expects Rennes to create clearly more: xG 2.21 against 1.53. Similar form: Nice 9 points from the last 5 matches, Rennes 9 points. The table flatters Nice: 3.3 points above their play, and a gap like that usually narrows.

Who will miss it

Rennes

From API-Football (injuries and suspensions among the league's leading players); the reason is as the source gives it.

Form: recent matches

NiceLWWLW
RennesWLWLW

Team comparison

102
League position
1116
Points
7.713.2
Expected points (xPTS)
1.112.27
xG per match
1.761.98
xGA per match (lower is better)

Chances come from both teams' strength by xG with a home advantage; line-ups and injuries are not part of the calculation.

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