Saturday’s showdown at Roazhon Park pits Rennes against Stade Brestois 29 in a thrilling Ligue1 clash. The home team, has been tipped to take the spoils, but Stade Brestois has a history of troubling Rennes.

The recent head-to-head results paint a picture of closely contested matches with Stade Brestois edging the wins. Despite Rennes being projected to win, a draw is also a likely outcome given their evenly matched recent past performances.

Rennes will be banking on home advantage to swing the result in their favour, but Stade Brestois has a knack of rising to the occasion and could spring a surprise. Bookmaker odds have Rennes as favourites but the visitors boast a competitive 4.20 quote that could attract some punters.

Saturday’s fixture will be the first league meeting between these two teams this season and a sizeable crowd is expected at Roazhon Park. With the projected win probabilities skewed in favour of Rennes and a double chance also backing a home win or draw, you can expect an engrossing encounter with Stade Brestois attempting to spoil the party. Kick off is at 16:00 GMT and fans will be eager to see how this one plays out.