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2019-01-09 - AS Monaco vs Stade Rennes
A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser
Football: Coupe de la Ligue
9th January 2019 – Kickoff 18:45 [Monaco, France Time]
Introduction:
No doubt this is the most interesting match of the quarterfinal of the French League Cup. The home side Monaco is playing very badly this season while Rennes is playing quite well.
For a long time now, Monaco has been in the relegation zone and they are struggling to survive, while Rennes occupy eight in the standings and are fighting for places that leads to the european places.
Monaco
It is hard to see Monaco playing with their strongest side in the League Cup when their priority will be to avoid relegation from the league. They lost their last two matches at the end of the last calendar year and failing to score in both those matches. However, few days ago they managed to beat a team from the lower league in the Cup.
They are likely to bring some new players in the January transfer window to improve the side and we have seen the arrival of experienced center-back Naldo and he could start this match. In their last match where they beat lower side Lorient, we now could once again see a mixed team starting this match for Monaco.
Stade Rennes
At the start of the season they had some problems with the team, but they are now playing much better. In the Europa League, they have progressed to the knockout stage, and a few days ago they also progressed further in the Cup after they had some problems against Brest. They only progressed further after managing to win on penalty kicks.
In this Coupe de la Ligue, they also had a difficult opponent in the last round and they beat Nantes by 2-1. They had before that a run of three wins where they did not conceded any goals. At the start of this good run, they beat Lyon 2-0 away from home, and in the last round they beat Nimes by 4-0.
Under the guidance of new coach Stephan, they have made six matches without defeat and naturally they will not want to lose this match.
Past Meetings:
When they met earlier this season, Rennes beat Monaco by 2-1 as the visitors.
The Pick:
Go for Total Goals Over 2 1/2 here.
The Pick :
Monaco 1-2 Rennes
