Can Reims surprise Nantes in their own stadium?

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

14th- against 9th position might not feel all that hot. Fear not: Tipsway has the information that makes Nantes - Reims (even) more intriguing!

Insights:
  • Reims have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Nantes form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Nantes at their home stadium (Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

Nantes shared the glory with Olympique Lyonnais in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Nice that ended 2-2.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Olympique Lyonnais are coming to town in three days.

Nantes has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Reims form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Reims have produced an overall stat of 3-9-2 so far. Reims are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Reims's previous game was their home loss versus Olympique Marseille (1-2). That loss ended this team's string of league matches in a row without losing; 19 games in all! Midfielder Lopy was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.94. Lopy hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 45 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Monaco.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Reims as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Reims - Nantes 1-0 was the result in these squads' last h2h fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Nantes wins - draws - Reims wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

ReimsF. Balogun
F. Balogun
17 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
6 goals
NantesM. Abdallah
M. Abdallah
6 goals

Nantes missing players

Reims missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Reims
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 5 Played P 6 14 28
6 4 2 Won W 2 3 10
12 6 3 Drew D 4 9 13
10 3 0 Lost L 0 2 5
30 15 7 Scored S 8 13 36
37 14 4 Conceded C 5 13 28
82% 85% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 79%
68% 62% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 61%
43% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 21% 39%
29% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 25%
14% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 14% 14%
50% 46% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
32% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 43%
36% 38% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 29%
 
4.5 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 4.2
5.2 5.8 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.6
1.6 1.2 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 5 8
 
11.8 13.2 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 12.1 14.5
4.1 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 5
26% 28% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 22% 26%
 
12.9 12.9 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.9 13.4
4.8 4.2 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.2 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Reims have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 28 21 3 4 68 28 14 11 2 1 34 17 14 10 1 3 34 11 40 66
2 Olympique Marseille 28 18 5 5 53 28 14 7 3 4 25 18 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 59
3 Lens 28 16 9 3 47 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 26 57
4 Monaco 28 16 6 6 57 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 14 9 4 1 28 14 20 54
5 Rennes 28 15 5 8 47 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 14 4 5 5 17 18 18 50
6 Lille 28 14 7 7 51 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 14 6 3 5 23 15 15 49
7 Nice 28 11 11 6 37 25 14 5 6 3 18 12 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 44
8 Lorient 28 12 8 8 41 37 14 7 3 4 21 15 14 5 5 4 20 22 4 44
9 Reims 28 10 13 5 36 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 14 3 9 2 13 13 8 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 8 9 43 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 3 14 44 47 15 6 2 7 24 23 13 5 1 7 20 24 -3 36
12 Toulouse 28 10 5 13 43 48 15 6 4 5 25 23 13 4 1 8 18 25 -5 35
13 Clermont 28 9 7 12 27 40 14 4 3 7 11 25 14 5 4 5 16 15 -13 34
14 Nantes 28 6 12 10 30 37 13 4 6 3 15 14 15 2 6 7 15 23 -7 30
15 Strasbourg 28 5 11 12 34 46 15 3 6 6 18 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -12 26
16 Brest 28 5 9 14 30 46 13 2 5 6 14 22 15 3 4 8 16 24 -16 24
17 Auxerre 28 5 8 15 23 51 13 3 5 5 11 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -28 23
18 Troyes 28 4 9 15 38 61 14 1 9 4 16 22 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 21
19 Ajaccio 28 6 3 19 20 50 14 3 1 10 9 22 14 3 2 9 11 28 -30 21
20 Angers SCO 28 2 4 22 21 63 14 1 2 11 14 30 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 10

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 28 21 3 4 68 28 14 11 2 1 34 17 14 10 1 3 34 11 40 66
2 Olympique Marseille 28 18 5 5 53 28 14 7 3 4 25 18 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 59
3 Lens 28 16 9 3 47 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 26 57
4 Monaco 28 16 6 6 57 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 14 9 4 1 28 14 20 54
5 Rennes 28 15 5 8 47 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 14 4 5 5 17 18 18 50
6 Lille 28 14 7 7 51 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 14 6 3 5 23 15 15 49
7 Nice 28 11 11 6 37 25 14 5 6 3 18 12 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 44
8 Lorient 28 12 8 8 41 37 14 7 3 4 21 15 14 5 5 4 20 22 4 44
9 Reims 28 10 13 5 36 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 14 3 9 2 13 13 8 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 8 9 43 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 41
11 Montpellier 28 11 3 14 44 47 15 6 2 7 24 23 13 5 1 7 20 24 -3 36
12 Toulouse 28 10 5 13 43 48 15 6 4 5 25 23 13 4 1 8 18 25 -5 35
13 Clermont 28 9 7 12 27 40 14 4 3 7 11 25 14 5 4 5 16 15 -13 34
14 Nantes 28 6 12 10 30 37 13 4 6 3 15 14 15 2 6 7 15 23 -7 30
15 Strasbourg 28 5 11 12 34 46 15 3 6 6 18 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -12 26
16 Brest 28 5 9 14 30 46 13 2 5 6 14 22 15 3 4 8 16 24 -16 24
17 Auxerre 28 5 8 15 23 51 13 3 5 5 11 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -28 23
18 Troyes 28 4 9 15 38 61 14 1 9 4 16 22 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 21
19 Ajaccio 28 6 3 19 20 50 14 3 1 10 9 22 14 3 2 9 11 28 -30 21
20 Angers SCO 28 2 4 22 21 63 14 1 2 11 14 30 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 10

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.