Saint Etienne vs Rennes
Saint Etienne will clash with Rennes in the French Cup semi-final match where the match is held at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (Saint-Ètienne). Of course the game is very hard for Saint Etienne even though they benefit from home. Saint Etienne has never beaten Rennes in the last 7 meetings since 2016, Saint Etienne was only able to draw Rennes 4 times while the other 3 matches were won by Rennes.
The burden of history haunts the home team, especially the team made by C. Puel has also played poorly in the last 3 matches by picking 2 3-0 down wins against Stade Brestois 29 then losing 2-0 against Lyon then drawing 1-1 against Stade de Reims. In contrast to Rennes who came with a good capital winning streak in the last 2 matches, M. Niang and colleagues successfully defeated Nimes Olympique with a score of 2-1 and also embarrassed Toulouse 0-2. In the standings even though they are also a difference, Rennes satisfying perched at number 3 standings with 47 points while Saint Etienne is 16th with 19 points.
Seeing their differences in terms of head to head, the standings and recent performances Rennes is far superior. Most likely Saint Etienne will be defeated and Rennes advances to the final.
Our Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
Odds: 1.61