French Ligue 1
2026-05-17 - Marseille vs Rennes
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : France: Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Velodrome
Sunday 17th May 2026, 2000hrs (GMT)
Marseille kept their Europa League hopes alive last time out in the French top flight with a 1-0 win away from home at Le Havre in Ligue 1 ahead of this final fixture of the domestic top flight season but the hosts know that nothing less than a win on Sunday night will do.
The hosts had previously captured just this single win from their preceding six matches in Ligue 1 which had seen Habib Beye’s side record a 3-1 home win against down-and-out Metz but Marseille had also been dealt no fewer than four defeats within this six-game period as well.
Recent defeats to the likes of Lille, Monaco, Lorient and Nantes, the latter the most damaging of all in a heavy 3-0 loss at already-relegated Nantes, suggest Sunday’s upcoming hosts may not be able to make full use of home advantage at their Orange Velodrome.
Rennes occupy 5th place in the Ligue 1 table where the visitors hold a valuable three-point cushion between themselves and their upcoming opponents, Marseille, thanks mainly to picking up five wins within their last six matches overall in the domestic top flight.
Despite slipping to a 4-2 loss away from home at Lyon, Rennes have been in blistering form in Ligue 1 as Franck Haise’s side have accounted for the likes of Brest, Angers, Strasbourg, Nantes and Paris FC respectively, and the visitors know that all they need to do on Sunday is avoid defeat in order to secure a Europa League spot.
The bigger picture shows Rennes have lost just twice in their last 12 league matches, picking up no fewer than nine wins in the process.
The Betting Verdict
In the previous Ligue 1 meeting between these two sides, Rennes ran out narrow 1-0 winners at home.
The Pick :
Marseille 1-2 Rennes
