Reims vs Olympique Marseille: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis Blériot N°2 (21029 seats)

Look!Here is all you should know about the Ligue 1 match Reims - Olympique Marseille!

Insights:
  • Reims have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (32) away in Ligue 1

This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and energy as both squads are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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Reims form and stats

Reims have played 13 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.

Reims are confident in defense, having played 595 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Reims in their previous game, a fixture away at Monaco (placed 4th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Diouf, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.4 out of 10 in that game. Diouf topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Reims had a home game versus Ajaccio which ended with a victory 1-0.

It should be considered that a peek at the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

A decent goal production from Reims in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 league matches.

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Olympique Marseille form and stats

Olympique Marseille's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Olympique Marseille collect 32 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligue 1. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Olympique are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Olympique Marseille's last game was the home draw against Strasbourg (2-2). Drawing 2-2 against Strasbourg after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Tudor needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. López had red hot gloves after the game against Strasbourg, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. The attacker Sánchez got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. Sánchez scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Rennes at their stadium, the result 1-0.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

Olympique Marseille have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when facing Reims.

Reims and Olympique Marseille have played each other already this season: Olympique Marseille - Reims 4-1.

Top Goalscorers

ReimsF. Balogun
F. Balogun
16 goals
Olympique MarseilleA. Sánchez Sánchez
A. Sánchez Sánchez
10 goals
Olympique MarseilleN. Varela Tavares
N. Varela Tavares
6 goals

Reims missing players

Olympique Marseille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Olympique Marseille
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
10 7 1 Won W 4 10 17
13 4 2 Drew D 0 2 5
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 5
35 22 4 Scored S 10 26 51
26 13 5 Conceded C 3 9 27
78% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
37% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 46% 56%
26% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 30%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 15%
48% 46% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 56%
44% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 54% 33%
30% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 11%
 
4.1 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.8 5.6
4.6 3.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.4
2 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
8 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
14.4 16.8 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 13.3 14.4
5 5.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.9 5.2
26% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 41% 36%
 
13.4 12.8 16 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 13.2 12.5
4.3 4.3 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.1 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Marseille have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Olympique Marseille have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille have the most points (32) away in Ligue 1
  • Olympique Marseille haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Ligue 1
  • Reims have the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 1
  • Reims have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 10

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Table
  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 27 21 3 3 68 26 13 11 2 0 34 15 14 10 1 3 34 11 42 66
2 Olympique Marseille 27 17 5 5 51 27 14 7 3 4 25 18 13 10 2 1 26 9 24 56
3 Lens 27 15 9 3 44 21 13 11 1 1 26 10 14 4 8 2 18 11 23 54
4 Monaco 27 15 6 6 55 37 14 7 2 5 29 23 13 8 4 1 26 14 18 51
5 Rennes 27 14 5 8 45 29 14 11 0 3 30 11 13 3 5 5 15 18 16 47
6 Lille 27 13 7 7 49 36 14 8 4 2 28 21 13 5 3 5 21 15 13 46
7 Nice 27 11 10 6 36 24 13 5 5 3 17 11 14 6 5 3 19 13 12 43
8 Reims 27 10 13 4 35 26 13 7 4 2 22 13 14 3 9 2 13 13 9 43
9 Lorient 27 12 7 8 40 36 14 7 3 4 21 15 13 5 4 4 19 21 4 43
10 Olympique Lyonnais 27 11 7 9 42 31 13 6 4 3 19 10 14 5 3 6 23 21 11 40
11 Toulouse 27 10 5 12 43 46 14 6 4 4 25 21 13 4 1 8 18 25 -3 35
12 Clermont 27 9 7 11 26 38 14 4 3 7 11 25 13 5 4 4 15 13 -12 34
13 Montpellier 27 10 3 14 42 46 14 5 2 7 22 22 13 5 1 7 20 24 -4 33
14 Nantes 27 6 11 10 29 36 13 4 6 3 15 14 14 2 5 7 14 22 -7 29
15 Strasbourg 27 4 11 12 32 46 14 2 6 6 16 22 13 2 5 6 16 24 -14 23
16 Brest 27 5 8 14 28 44 13 2 5 6 14 22 14 3 3 8 14 22 -16 23
17 Auxerre 27 5 8 14 23 49 13 3 5 5 11 20 14 2 3 9 12 29 -26 23
18 Ajaccio 27 6 3 18 20 48 13 3 1 9 9 20 14 3 2 9 11 28 -28 21
19 Troyes 27 4 8 15 36 59 13 1 8 4 14 20 14 3 0 11 22 39 -23 20
20 Angers SCO 27 2 4 21 21 60 14 1 2 11 14 30 13 1 2 10 7 30 -39 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.