Rennes vs RC Lens prediction | 16 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Rennes Rating: 77.0
H
34%
16 January 2027
Ligue 1
D
31%
RC Lens Rating: 81.3
A
35%
Rennes
Ranking: #52 overall, #7 in France

78.2 → 77.0 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-2 06 Sep Angers (A) 76.8 -0.3
1-0 11 Sep Marseille (H) 77.1 +0.3
0-0 16 Sep Sturm Graz (A) 77.5 +0.4
4-0 19 Sep Lyon (A) 76.8 -0.7
4-1 11 Oct Auxerre (H) 77.0 +0.2
RC Lens
Ranking: #30 overall, #2 in France

83.5 → 81.3 (-2.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 10 Sep Slavia Praha (A) 83.3 0.0
2-2 13 Sep Le Mans (A) 82.2 -1.1
2-1 18 Sep Monaco (A) 81.8 -0.4
2-1 09 Oct Lyon (H) 81.8 0.0
0-2 13 Oct Sporting CP (H) 81.3 -0.5

Rennes vs RC Lens: by the numbers

There are 22 places between these two in our European rankings, with RC Lens the higher, and 5 places between them in France.

Over their last 10 matches Rennes have moved -1.2 rating points, against -2.2 for RC Lens.

RC Lens lost 0.5 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 7 February 2026.

Rennes first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 83.5 on 23 October 2022.

The highest RC Lens have ever stood in our European rankings is #19, first reached on 29 August 2026.