The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa Conference League clash between Leicester City and Rennes, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Leicester City are in action on Thursday night against Rennes in the Europa Conference League, and will be dealing with a couple of injuries heading into the game.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Leicester 4-1 Southampton
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | -2 | 51 |
Last Game: Lille 2-2 Rennes
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
Saturday, May 21 at 8pm in Ligue 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 16 | 67 |
| 5 | Rennes | 38 | 42 | 66 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 38 | 17 | 63 |
We said: Leicester City 2-1 Rennes
Given how Rennes fared against Spurs earlier in the season, Leicester will have to be on their 'A' game to prevail from this contest. While we feel that a clean sheet is unlikely, the Foxes still have enough quality in the final third to post a narrow success ahead of the trip to France. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 53.35%. A win for Rennes had a probability of 24.72% and a draw had a probability of 21.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.73%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Rennes win was 1-2 (6.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Leicester City | Draw | Rennes |
| 53.35% | 21.93% | 24.72% |
| Both teams to score 61.87% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 62.69% | 37.31% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 40.48% | 59.52% |
| Leicester City Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 85.9% | 14.1% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 58.27% | 41.72% |
| Rennes Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 72.03% | 27.97% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 36.4% | 63.6% |
| Score Analysis |
Leicester City 53.35%
Rennes 24.72%
Draw 21.93%
| Leicester City | Draw | Rennes |
| 2-1 @ 9.64% 1-0 @ 7.73% 2-0 @ 7.57% 3-1 @ 6.3% 3-0 @ 4.94% 3-2 @ 4.01% 4-1 @ 3.08% 4-0 @ 2.42% 4-2 @ 1.96% 5-1 @ 1.21% 5-0 @ 0.95% Other @ 3.54% Total : 53.35% | 1-1 @ 9.84% 2-2 @ 6.14% 0-0 @ 3.94% 3-3 @ 1.7% Other @ 0.3% Total : 21.93% | 1-2 @ 6.27% 0-1 @ 5.03% 0-2 @ 3.2% 1-3 @ 2.66% 2-3 @ 2.61% 0-3 @ 1.36% Other @ 3.6% Total : 24.72% |
How you voted: Leicester vs Rennes
Leicester City
75.8%Draw
14.0%Rennes
10.1%178
Form Guide
