Soccer betting preview: Troyes welcomes Reims in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

Ligue 1: Troyes are 7 points short of Reims, but intend to go all in. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Ligue 1
  • Reims have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Troyes 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.

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Troyes form and stats

3-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Troyes so far this season.

The home team returns to Stade de l'Aube after drawing with Saint-Etienne (placed 18th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Salmier was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Salmier won 9 of 9 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nantes in a game that was won 1-0.

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

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Troyes here at Stade de l'Aube in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 14 games).

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Reims form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Reims are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Reims goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic is eager to challenge this, with his 201 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

There were no winners in Reims's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Olympique Lyonnais (placed 10th). Midfield player Matusiwa was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Matusiwa hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 32 successful passes (of 40 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Angers SCO with the score of 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Reims in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Reims, five draws and four defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Reims as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. Reims have conceded 18 goals in these away matches. 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 teams encountered each other earlier this season: Reims - Troyes 1-2. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: Troyes won five, Reims were winners in three and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ReimsH. Ekitike
H. Ekitike
9 goals
TroyesX. Chavalerin
X. Chavalerin
5 goals
ReimsW. Faes
W. Faes
4 goals

Troyes missing players

Reims missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Reims
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 15 29
7 3 1 Won W 1 4 8
8 6 2 Drew D 2 6 12
14 5 2 Lost L 1 5 9
27 13 4 Scored S 4 14 32
42 14 5 Conceded C 4 18 31
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 87% 83%
76% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 69%
38% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 34%
17% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 13% 17%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 10%
55% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 48%
24% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 34%
24% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 34%
 
4.4 5.4 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.7 4.7
5.1 5.1 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.3 5.4
2.1 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 1.9
4 2 1 Red cards R C 1 4 6
 
9.9 11.4 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.6 10.3
3.5 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.4 3.7
27% 25% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 27% 30%
 
12.2 10.4 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 13.9 12.1
4.5 3.5 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 3.6
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Reims have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Troyes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Etienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

Reims:
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 29 20 5 4 59 27 14 13 1 0 34 7 15 7 4 4 25 20 32 65
2 Olympique Marseille 29 15 8 6 45 27 15 6 5 4 24 17 14 9 3 2 21 10 18 53
3 Rennes 29 16 4 9 63 28 15 11 1 3 39 10 14 5 3 6 24 18 35 52
4 Nice 29 15 6 8 39 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 3 4 21 9 16 50
5 Strasbourg 29 13 9 7 50 32 14 8 3 3 28 13 15 5 6 4 22 19 18 48
6 Lille 29 12 10 7 38 35 14 6 6 2 19 16 15 6 4 5 19 19 3 46
7 Monaco 29 12 8 9 43 30 15 8 4 3 29 13 14 4 4 6 14 17 13 44
8 Lens 29 12 8 9 45 39 15 7 5 3 26 16 14 5 3 6 19 23 6 44
9 Nantes 29 12 6 11 36 31 15 9 2 4 24 14 14 3 4 7 12 17 5 42
10 Olympique Lyonnais 29 11 10 8 40 37 15 7 5 3 25 18 14 4 5 5 15 19 3 42
11 Montpellier 29 12 5 12 43 40 15 7 3 5 24 18 14 5 2 7 19 22 3 41
12 Reims 29 8 12 9 32 31 14 4 6 4 18 13 15 4 6 5 14 18 1 36
13 Brest 29 9 8 12 36 43 14 5 3 6 21 22 15 4 5 6 15 21 -7 35
14 Angers SCO 29 8 8 13 32 41 15 6 1 8 16 18 14 2 7 5 16 23 -9 32
15 Troyes 29 7 8 14 27 42 14 3 6 5 13 14 15 4 2 9 14 28 -15 29
16 Lorient 29 6 10 13 24 43 14 4 5 5 11 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -19 28
17 Clermont 29 7 7 15 28 51 14 3 5 6 14 19 15 4 2 9 14 32 -23 28
18 Saint-Etienne 29 6 9 14 29 51 15 3 6 6 18 27 14 3 3 8 11 24 -22 27
19 Metz 29 4 11 14 26 52 14 1 6 7 15 25 15 3 5 7 11 27 -26 23
20 Bordeaux 29 4 10 15 38 70 15 2 5 8 20 29 14 2 5 7 18 41 -32 22

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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.