Moving closer to the top sides is the target when these two mid-table sides duel. Both will be trying to improve their league status, Montpellier in 11th and Reims in 13th place.
- Reims have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Montpellier and Reims should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Montpellier form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Montpellier at their home stadium (Stade de la Mosson) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Montpellier are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Olympique Marseille. Midfielder Leroy was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Leroy hit one key pass and had 26 successful passes (of 32 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Brest (1-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Montpellier have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn three and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Montpellier as they are travelling to their away game against Lens in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches. On the other hand, Montpellier have conceded 20 goals.
Reims form and stats
Playing away, Reims have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 6 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Reims might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rennes proved too strong as Reims slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade Auguste-Delaune II. Bergen, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.31. Bergen hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Troyes before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Reims in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Reims, five draws and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lille in just three days.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Reims have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have played earlier this season: Reims - Montpellier 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Montpellier wins - draws - Reims wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Ekitike 9 goals |   S. Mavididi 8 goals |  S. Wahi 8 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Reims missing players
| Montpellier | Reims | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 44 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 44 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 74% | 62% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 68% |
| 45% | 44% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| 39% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 19% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 13% |
| 48% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 48% |
| 29% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 32% |
| 26% | 25% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 11.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| 4 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 30% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 15.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
- Reims have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 41 | 71 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 59 |
| 3 | Rennes | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 56 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 52 |
| 5 | Nice | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 51 |
| 6 | Monaco | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 50 |
| 7 | Lille | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 48 |
| 8 | Lens | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Nantes | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 46 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Brest | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | Reims | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -10 | 33 |
| 15 | Troyes | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 32 |
| 16 | Lorient | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | -19 | 31 |
| 17 | Clermont | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 60 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -29 | 28 |
| 18 | Saint-Étienne | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -28 | 27 |
| 19 | Bordeaux | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 71 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 41 | -30 | 26 |
| 20 | Metz | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -29 | 23 |
