Caen vs Reims match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Michel d'Ornano

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sat 11.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Michel d'Ornano (20453 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade Michel d'Ornano haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Caen languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Reims will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Caen 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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Caen form and stats

With 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Caen, who have the fewest points (14) at home in Ligue 1, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The home team returns to Stade Michel d'Ornano after sharing the points with Guingamp on their last time out; the Ligue 1 game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Caen won a home game hosting Dijon (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 Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 5 Lost 2.

Caen have scored 13 goals here in 17 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Caen have conceded 24 goals.

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Reims form and stats

As the visiting team Reims have produced an overall stat of 4-9-4 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Reims, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Reims failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nîmes that ended with defeat 0-3. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Angers SCO that ended 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reims playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were 2 Reims wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Reims have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Reims - Caen 2-2, played this season. Caen-Reims H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Caen 4 wins, Reims 4 wins, 2 draws.

Top Goalscorers

R. Oudin
10 goals / 3 assists
E. Crivelli
6 goals / 1 assists
M. Cafaro
6 goals / 3 assists

Caen missing players

Reims missing players

Caen Reims
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played 5 17 35
6 3 0 Won 1 4 11
12 5 2 Drew 3 9 16
17 9 4 Lost 1 4 8
26 13 3 Scored 4 15 33
47 24 7 Conceded 6 21 38
89% 88% 83% Over 0.5 80% 76% 83%
60% 53% 50% Over 1.5 60% 65% 63%
37% 47% 33% Over 2.5 20% 24% 29%
20% 24% 0% Over 3.5 20% 24% 17%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 20% 18% 9%
43% 47% 50% BTTS 60% 47% 46%
26% 24% 17% Clean Sheets 40% 41% 37%
43% 41% 50% Failed To Score 20% 35% 34%
 
3.2 3.6 3.3 Corners For (avg) 3.6 3.3 4.3
5.8 5 6.2 Corners Against (avg) 6.6 7.2 5.5
2.3 2 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.6 1.8 1.8
6 3 0 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Caen is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Caen
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Club Friendlies
All Home Away
16-03-19 L1 Caen 0 - 5 Saint-Étienne
31-03-19 L1 Monaco 0 - 1 Caen
06-04-19 L1 Nîmes 2 - 0 Caen
13-04-19 L1 Caen 0 - 1 Angers SCO
20-04-19 L1 Nice 0 - 1 Caen
28-04-19 L1 Caen 1 - 0 Dijon
04-05-19 L1 Guingamp 0 - 0 Caen
11-05-19 L1 Caen 18:00 Reims
18-05-19 L1 Olympique Lyonnais - Caen
25-05-19 L1 Caen - Bordeaux
Reims
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-03-19 L1 Reims 1 - 0 Nantes
03-04-19 L1 Strasbourg 4 - 0 Reims
07-04-19 L1 Reims 1 - 1 Lille
13-04-19 L1 Monaco 0 - 0 Reims
21-04-19 L1 Reims 0 - 2 Saint-Étienne
28-04-19 L1 Angers SCO 1 - 1 Reims
04-05-19 L1 Reims 0 - 3 Nîmes
11-05-19 L1 Caen 18:00 Reims
18-05-19 L1 Bordeaux - Reims
25-05-19 L1 Reims - PSG

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSG 35 27 4 4 98 31 18 16 2 0 59 10 17 11 2 4 39 21 67 85
2 Lille 35 20 9 6 61 30 17 11 4 2 36 11 18 9 5 4 25 19 31 69
3 Olympique Lyonnais 35 18 9 8 60 45 18 11 4 3 34 19 17 7 5 5 26 26 15 63
4 Saint-Étienne 35 18 8 9 55 39 17 12 2 3 31 13 18 6 6 6 24 26 16 62
5 Montpellier 35 14 13 8 51 40 18 8 7 3 30 19 17 6 6 5 21 21 11 55
6 Olympique Marseille 35 16 7 12 54 47 17 10 4 3 30 14 18 6 3 9 24 33 7 55
7 Nice 35 14 10 11 27 31 17 9 3 5 16 13 18 5 7 6 11 18 -4 52
8 Nîmes 35 14 7 14 52 53 17 8 5 4 27 17 18 6 2 10 25 36 -1 49
9 Reims 35 11 16 8 33 38 18 7 7 4 18 17 17 4 9 4 15 21 -5 49
10 Strasbourg 35 10 16 9 56 44 18 6 8 4 31 23 17 4 8 5 25 21 12 46
11 Nantes 35 13 7 15 46 45 18 9 4 5 35 23 17 4 3 10 11 22 1 46
12 Angers SCO 35 10 15 10 42 41 17 5 8 4 22 19 18 5 7 6 20 22 1 45
13 Rennes 35 11 12 12 49 50 17 7 6 4 23 16 18 4 6 8 26 34 -1 45
14 Bordeaux 35 9 11 15 33 40 18 7 6 5 24 20 17 2 5 10 9 20 -7 38
15 Toulouse 35 8 13 14 32 50 18 4 9 5 18 21 17 4 4 9 14 29 -18 37
16 Amiens SC 35 8 10 17 29 49 17 6 4 7 18 21 18 2 6 10 11 28 -20 34
17 Monaco 35 7 12 16 36 54 18 3 6 9 17 29 17 4 6 7 19 25 -18 33
18 Caen 35 6 12 17 26 47 17 3 5 9 13 24 18 3 7 8 13 23 -21 30
19 Dijon 35 7 7 21 27 54 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 3 3 12 13 27 -27 28
20 Guingamp 35 5 10 20 24 63 18 3 6 9 14 25 17 2 4 11 10 38 -39 25

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