Reims II vs Épinal betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France CFA Group B
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis Blériot N°2 (21029 seats)

CFA Group B: The middle-of-the-table positions highlight the path Reims II and Épinal have taken uptil now. Both teams are eager to play; let's bake this cake!

Insights:
  • Reims II have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in CFA Group B
  • Épinal is in the worst form (0-4-2)

Reims can neither be promoted or relegated from CFA Group B. Épinal is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Reims II and Épinal.

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Reims II form and stats

When playing at home in the CFA Group B, Reims II have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games. Reims are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Louis Blériot N°2 with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Entente SSG match.

The spoils were shared in Reims II's previous game, also at home. Visiting Épinal (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Entente SSG with a 3-0 scoreline.

The Reims II fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Reims have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Épinal form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Épinal playing as the away team in the CFA Group B this season. The guesting team now have four draws in a row when taking part as the away side.

Épinal has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Reims II for a 0-0 draw.

A loss against Sainte Geneviève was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Épinal playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 0 Épinal wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Épinal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Épinal struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Épinal - Reims II 8-1. Last five meetings with these teams: Reims won one, Épinal triumphed in one and we saw three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ÉpinalA. Coulibaly
A. Coulibaly
8 goals
ÉpinalO. Abdeldjelil
O. Abdeldjelil
7 goals

Reims II missing players

Épinal missing players

Reims II Épinal
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 3 15 29
10 5 0 Won W 1 6 11
8 6 3 Drew D 0 4 9
11 4 0 Lost L 2 5 9
39 20 1 Scored S 5 22 44
37 16 1 Conceded C 8 21 30
86% 80% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 86%
66% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 62%
45% 47% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 53% 41%
24% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 40% 31%
17% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 14%
38% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 48%
38% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 38%
38% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 13% 28%
 
3.5 3.7 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.7 3.9
3.7 3.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.1 3.1
1.3 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.6 14.9 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 16 11.4 11.3
6 6 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.2 5.2
23% 21% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 25% 23%
 
7.9 8 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 9 8.9
3.7 3.9 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.3 3.3
Key stats in CFA Group B this season:
  • Reims II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims II have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in CFA Group B
  • Épinal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Épinal is in the worst form (0-4-2)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gobelins 28 18 6 4 38 17 14 10 4 0 16 4 14 8 2 4 22 13 21 60
2 Fleury 91 28 18 5 5 47 23 14 10 1 3 22 7 14 8 4 2 25 16 24 59
3 Beauvais 28 15 5 8 26 23 14 6 3 5 14 15 14 9 2 3 12 8 3 50
4 Bobigny 28 12 11 5 40 33 14 8 3 3 22 17 14 4 8 2 18 16 7 47
5 St Maur Lusitanos 28 11 12 5 28 18 14 5 6 3 17 10 14 6 6 2 11 8 10 45
6 Épinal 28 11 8 9 44 30 14 5 5 4 22 9 14 6 3 5 22 21 14 41
7 Auxerre II 28 11 6 11 29 31 14 7 3 4 20 17 14 4 3 7 9 14 -2 39
8 Reims II 28 10 7 11 39 37 14 5 5 4 20 16 14 5 2 7 19 21 2 37
9 Olympique St Quentin 28 8 11 9 34 35 14 3 7 4 19 19 14 5 4 5 15 16 -1 35
10 Sainte Geneviève 28 8 10 10 26 29 14 3 5 6 14 18 14 5 5 4 12 11 -3 34
11 Haguenau 28 8 7 13 40 49 14 6 4 4 22 21 14 2 3 9 18 28 -9 31
12 Belfort 28 8 6 14 27 38 14 3 3 8 12 18 14 5 3 6 15 20 -11 30
13 Schiltigheim 28 5 13 10 23 28 14 4 6 4 13 11 14 1 7 6 10 17 -5 28
14 Metz II 28 7 7 14 28 38 14 4 3 7 12 17 14 3 4 7 16 21 -10 28
15 Lens II 28 4 11 13 24 39 14 2 5 7 13 22 14 2 6 6 11 17 -15 23
16 Entente SSG 28 6 3 19 16 41 14 2 1 11 6 24 14 4 2 8 10 17 -25 21

Read more about CFA Group B

The Championnat National 2 is often called National 2. It is the fourth level of the football league pyramid in France and divided into four groups of 16 teams, based on location. Each team plays 30 fixtures and the club with the most league table points, regardless of group, is crowned champion.