Rennes vs Auxerre prediction, odds and how to watch

Adrien Thomasson's second-half strike proved the difference as Marseille ground out a 1-0 victory at Rennes, ending a run of back-to-back Ligue 1 defeats with a disciplined, hard-fought away performance.

Rennes edged a chaotic Ligue 1 encounter 3-2, with Louis Mafouta scoring twice for the hosts and Estéban Lepaul grabbing a consolation penalty deep in stoppage time for a Le Mans side who competed hard but ultimately came up short.

Rennes arrive at this Ligue 1 fixture off the back of three straight wins and looking every bit like a side that knows how to compete. Auxerre have lost their last three and are running out of excuses.

Auxerre host Stade Brestois 29 on Saturday with the home side unbeaten in their last five at the Abbé-Deschamps, while Brest arrive having failed to win a single away game in their last five attempts. Something has to give, and the evidence points firmly in one direction.

Lyon have kept a clean sheet in every home game this season and arrive at this fixture with a settled defensive structure. Rennes have not kept a single clean sheet in their last five matches, and that pattern is exactly where this game gets interesting.

Auxerre have made their home ground a difficult place to visit this season, but Nice arrive in Burgundy searching for a first win and carrying questions about their own attacking output that have no easy answers.

Marseille arrive at Roazhon Park in excellent overall form but carrying a worrying away record, while Rennes have quietly built one of the more comfortable home environments in Ligue 1. This is a fixture with clear structural tensions worth examining closely.