Juventus vs Rennes — Tips & Analysis

Rennes +1.25: Juventus are not winning games by big margins right now. They have won by 2 or more goals in only 3 of their last 13 games, and they score under 2 goals a game. That is the case for Rennes keeping this tight in Turin. The hosts lead the league phase after a 5-0 home win over NEC Nijmegen and a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo. Their attack has been pulled apart though. Ten players are out, including Yildiz, Thuram, Conceicao and Milik, and Durmisi is suspended. Juventus were also beaten 0-3 at home by Lazio four days ago. Rennes can hurt them. They score almost 2 goals a game and 10 of their last 12 games had 3 or more goals. They have lost only 4 of those 12, so this is not a side that rolls over. Only 5 of Juventus' last 13 games had 3 or more goals, so low scoring nights are their normal. A 2-1 Juventus win is the likely finish, and a one goal game is just what we want. The risk sits in Rennes' travelling. They have lost four of six on the road and let in almost 3 goals a game away, including a 0-4 at Lyon. If that version turns up, this is gone by the hour mark. We still think Rennes make a game of it.