There are some great soccer leagues all throughout the world, and those leagues present some great soccer betting opportunities. Ligue 1 in France is one of the leagues that usually has a pretty big following, and two of the better teams are set to square off on Friday night.
Lorient will be hosting Stade Rennais, and it’s crucial that each team pick up a win in this game. The standings are really starting to tighten up in Ligue 1. Each team will be looking for that big victory to improve their positioning.
Here is a look at one of today’s Ligue 1 matches that should be an interesting matchup on the pitch.
Lorient vs. Stade Rennais Odds
Before you even start to look at Lorient vs Stade Rennais picks, you have to take a close look at the betting odds that are available. There are a number of different ways that you can make soccer picks, and betting the moneyline is always going to be one of those options.
You are usually going to see the home team as a moneyline favorite in a matchup of two good Ligue 1 teams. That’s not the case in this game, Lorient has moneyline odds set at +300, and that means that a $100 bet would come with a win of $300.
The Stade Rennais moneyline odds have them listed at -105, which does make them the favorite. This also means that it would take a wager of $105 just to win $100.
You can also look at the over/under when it comes to soccer. This is a great way to bet on the sport as well. The over/under is set at 2.5 total goals and you are going to see similar betting odds for each side of that bet.
Lorient vs. Stade Rennais Information
Ligue 1 – Lorient vs Stade Rennais
Date: Friday, January 27. 3:00 PM EST.
Location of the game: Stade du Moustoir. Lorient, France.
Lorient vs. Stade Rennais Betting Preview
The Lorient stats show that they have scored 31 goals on the year, but they have also given up 29 of them. There just isn’t much room for error in how they play on the pitch and that has had a big impact on the Lorient standings this year.
Stade Rennais comes into this game having being much more dominant this season as they have scored 36 goals and allowed 20 of them on the other end. They have been able to pick up some comfortable wins and that should give them a bit of confidence.
Lorient will have the best overall offensive player on the pitch in this game as Terem Moffi has scored 12 goals in Ligue 1 action. He will have the full attention of Stade Rennais, but that doesn’t mean that he is going to be easy to stop or slow down.
Stade Rennais has a number of players that have stepped up on the offensive end, and that makes them tougher to defend. Martin Terrier leads the way with nine goals scored in league action, but he will have some help in this one.
Lorient did win the most recent matchup between these two teams in a game that took place all the way back in August. Stade Rennais had dominated this head-to-head up to that point and they will be looking to start that trend up again.
Lorient vs. Stade Rennais Betting Picks
Now is the time to use all of the information that you have found to make some winning Lorient vs Stade Rennais picks. This is a game that should be pretty tight throughout and simply making a moneyline betting pick is going to be the right way to go with this one.
Even though Lorient is at home in this game, you simply can’t ignore what Stade Rennais has done this season. When making Lorient vs Stade Rennais picks, look for both teams to pick up a goal in this game, but it will be Stade Rennais that picks up the win and you can also look at betting the over.
Over/Under: Over 2.5 (-115)
Moneyline: Stade Rennais -105
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