Reims v Metz betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 18.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Reims in 12th and Metz in 10th place.

Insights:
  • Reims have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Ligue 1
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Reims form and stats

Overall Ligue 1 stats at home this season for Reims are 4-7-4 (wins-draw-losses). In general it's been a long time since Reims tasted defeat here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Reims manager D. Guion and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Nice (placed 9th) in the Ligue 1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Rennes.

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 Reims have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn five and lost one.

Reims have scored 14 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Reims have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Metz form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. Three has not been a lucky number for Metz as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Lens match.

Metz aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. P. N. Yade was the last player to find the net.

The manager F. Antonetti was unhappy after their last game, a Ligue 1 match played at their home ground Stade Saint-Symphorien. Metz suffered a 0-2 loss to Lille (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Monaco (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Metz in our archives, and the results are: one win for Metz, one draw and three defeats.

Metz have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 19 goals have been scored. 19 goals have been conceded by Metz in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Metz - Reims 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Reims victories, four draws and four Metz wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ReimsB. Dia
B. Dia
14 goals
MetzI. Niane
I. Niane
6 goals
MetzF. Boulaya
F. Boulaya
5 goals

Reims missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Metz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 5 Played P 5 16 32
9 4 1 Won W 2 6 11
13 7 4 Drew D 1 5 9
10 4 0 Lost L 2 5 12
38 14 5 Scored S 5 19 36
38 15 3 Conceded C 4 19 38
84% 73% 40% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
62% 53% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 72%
47% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 34%
28% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
6% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
53% 47% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 50%
28% 33% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 19% 22%
34% 47% 60% Failed to Score F T 40% 31% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.8 2.3
6 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
9.4 9.8 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 8.9 10.8
3.2 3.1 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.9
37% 30% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Metz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metz haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Reims have the most dropped points from leading position (22) 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 Lille 32 20 9 3 53 19 16 9 5 2 25 10 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 69
2 PSG 32 21 3 8 71 23 16 10 1 5 35 11 16 11 2 3 36 12 48 66
3 Monaco 32 20 5 7 67 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 15 9 0 6 28 21 29 65
4 Olympique Lyonnais 32 18 10 4 63 31 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 32 64
5 Lens 32 14 10 8 51 44 16 6 6 4 26 22 16 8 4 4 25 22 7 52
6 Olympique Marseille 32 13 10 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 5 6 5 18 21 4 49
7 Rennes 32 13 9 10 40 35 16 7 3 6 18 19 16 6 6 4 22 16 5 48
8 Montpellier 32 12 10 10 52 53 17 7 3 7 33 33 15 5 7 3 19 20 -1 46
9 Nice 32 12 7 13 41 42 16 5 3 8 19 25 16 7 4 5 22 17 -1 43
10 Metz 32 11 9 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 16 6 5 5 19 19 -2 42
11 Angers SCO 32 11 8 13 34 47 15 5 3 7 16 21 17 6 5 6 18 26 -13 41
12 Reims 32 9 13 10 38 38 15 4 7 4 14 15 17 5 6 6 24 23 0 40
13 Saint-Etienne 32 10 9 13 36 47 16 4 6 6 18 26 16 6 3 7 18 21 -11 39
14 Strasbourg 32 10 6 16 41 50 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 2 8 24 27 -9 36
15 Bordeaux 32 10 6 16 35 45 16 5 4 7 15 18 16 5 2 9 20 27 -10 36
16 Brest 32 10 6 16 44 55 16 8 3 5 30 26 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 36
17 Lorient 32 8 8 16 38 58 16 7 2 7 23 27 16 1 6 9 15 31 -20 32
18 Nîmes 32 8 6 18 31 59 16 3 3 10 17 31 16 5 3 8 14 28 -28 30
19 Nantes 32 5 13 14 32 49 16 2 8 6 16 25 16 3 5 8 16 24 -17 28
20 Dijon 32 2 9 21 20 56 16 0 6 10 5 22 16 2 3 11 15 34 -36 15

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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 Lille 32 20 9 3 53 19 16 9 5 2 25 10 16 11 4 1 28 9 34 69
2 PSG 32 21 3 8 71 23 16 10 1 5 35 11 16 11 2 3 36 12 48 66
3 Monaco 32 20 5 7 67 38 17 11 5 1 39 17 15 9 0 6 28 21 29 65
4 Olympique Lyonnais 32 18 10 4 63 31 16 10 3 3 34 16 16 8 7 1 29 15 32 64
5 Lens 32 14 10 8 51 44 16 6 6 4 26 22 16 8 4 4 25 22 7 52
6 Olympique Marseille 32 13 10 9 43 39 16 8 4 4 25 18 16 5 6 5 18 21 4 49
7 Rennes 32 13 9 10 40 35 16 7 3 6 18 19 16 6 6 4 22 16 5 48
8 Montpellier 32 12 10 10 52 53 17 7 3 7 33 33 15 5 7 3 19 20 -1 46
9 Nice 32 12 7 13 41 42 16 5 3 8 19 25 16 7 4 5 22 17 -1 43
10 Metz 32 11 9 12 36 38 16 5 4 7 17 19 16 6 5 5 19 19 -2 42
11 Angers SCO 32 11 8 13 34 47 15 5 3 7 16 21 17 6 5 6 18 26 -13 41
12 Reims 32 9 13 10 38 38 15 4 7 4 14 15 17 5 6 6 24 23 0 40
13 Saint-Etienne 32 10 9 13 36 47 16 4 6 6 18 26 16 6 3 7 18 21 -11 39
14 Strasbourg 32 10 6 16 41 50 16 4 4 8 17 23 16 6 2 8 24 27 -9 36
15 Bordeaux 32 10 6 16 35 45 16 5 4 7 15 18 16 5 2 9 20 27 -10 36
16 Brest 32 10 6 16 44 55 16 8 3 5 30 26 16 2 3 11 14 29 -11 36
17 Lorient 32 8 8 16 38 58 16 7 2 7 23 27 16 1 6 9 15 31 -20 32
18 Nîmes 32 8 6 18 31 59 16 3 3 10 17 31 16 5 3 8 14 28 -28 30
19 Nantes 32 5 13 14 32 49 16 2 8 6 16 25 16 3 5 8 16 24 -17 28
20 Dijon 32 2 9 21 20 56 16 0 6 10 5 22 16 2 3 11 15 34 -36 15

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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.