Prediction Rennes vs Nice 2025/2026 season – Betting Tips for the Ligue 1 on 26/10/2025

Rennes welcome Nice to Roazhon Park in a clash of inconsistent fires

Roazhon Park will host a Ligue 1 encounter that promises noise and goals when Rennes take on Nice on 26/10/2025. The Breton side arrive looking to build momentum at home after a run littered with draws, while Nice come off a Europa League loss and a mixed domestic sequence that has left them searching for rhythm. With Marc Bollengier appointed as referee and both teams sitting mid-table — Rennes 10th and Nice 9th — this fixture has all the makings of a tight affair that could yet tilt into an open, entertaining contest.

Rennes’ recent domestic form reads like a story of resilience: five draws in eight matches but with enough teeth to win two, including a 3-1 victory over Olympique Lyonnais earlier in the campaign. Their last Ligue 1 outing ended 2-2 with Auxerre, one of a series of high-scoring stalemates for the home side this season. Rennes have scored 11 and conceded 12 in eight games, a sign that they can both create chances and be vulnerable at the back. At Roazhon Park their home/away split shows six goals at home and nine conceded away, but the pattern across their matches points to instability at both ends.

Nice arrive with similar contradictions. The Riviera club have three wins, two draws and three defeats in the league, accumulating 11 points and producing memorable scorelines — a 3-2 win over Lyon and draws such as 2-2 at Monaco. Their Europa League midweek defeat to Celta de Vigo (2-1) could leave them a touch fatigued, but it also underscores their willingness to engage in end-to-end football. Nice have found the net 12 times in the league while conceding 14, and their attacking numbers — almost the same shots on target count as Rennes — suggest this will not be a cautious affair.

Why this should be an open game

History makes the matchup intriguing: the clubs last met in May with Rennes winning 2-0, but the current season’s trends hint at goal-rich encounters. Both teams register an over-2.5 goals percentage of 62.5% in their recent stats, and recent match reports include multiple 2-2 draws and narrow 3-2 decisions. Rennes’ propensity for draws — many of them high scoring — combined with Nice’s capacity to both score and concede frequently, indicate the scoreboard will likely be busy.

Given the bookmakers’ match winner market, Rennes are priced as the favourite at 2.14 with a 46.73% implied probability, while a draw sits at 3.50 and an away win at 3.25. Those odds reflect the home edge but also respect Nice’s ability to cause problems.

Betting suggestion: Over 2.5 goals. Both teams have produced high-scoring draws and wins this season, each showing an identical over-2.5 percentage of 62.5%. Recent scorelines for Rennes include multiple 2-2 results and for Nice a 3-2 win and a 2-2 draw, reinforcing the expectation of at least three goals in this fixture. Consider a conservative stake given Nice’s recent European exertions and Rennes’ tendency for unpredictable results.