Ligue 1 preview and news: Monaco - Reims at Stade Louis II.

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 27.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Louis II. (18523 seats)

We would expect a significant contrast in performance between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Monaco in front of Reims by 10 points.

Insights:
  • Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Reims have scored away.

It's quite the trip for Reims when visiting Monaco as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!

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Monaco form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Monaco at their home stadium (Stade Louis II.) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. The Monaco fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stade Louis II. and will expect new points from this game. Monaco has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

Monaco travelled for their previous game, a trip to Bordeaux that ended 1-1. Midfielder Martins was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Martins dribled past the opponent 6 of 8 times.

Before that, Monaco drew at home versus Lorient.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Monaco as they are travelling to their away game against Nantes in the Coupe de France. That match is three days after this one.

Monaco have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Louis II. with 25 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Monaco have conceded only 11 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Reims form and stats

Reims have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-6-5 (13 played). Reims seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Reims played 1-1 against Brest in their previous match. Busi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.43. The defender Busi won 5 of 5 duels.

A 0-1 defeat away at Nantes before that.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Reims in these games.

Head 2 Head

Monaco and Reims have faced off previously this season: Reims - Monaco 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - six - one (Monaco wins - draws - Reims wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MonacoW. Ben Yedder
W. Ben Yedder
14 goals
ReimsH. Ekitike
H. Ekitike
9 goals
MonacoS. Diop
S. Diop
6 goals

Monaco missing players

Reims missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monaco Reims
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 5 Played P 5 13 25
10 7 4 Won W 1 2 6
8 4 1 Drew D 3 6 10
7 2 0 Lost L 1 5 9
38 25 14 Scored S 4 11 28
27 11 1 Conceded C 6 17 29
88% 92% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 84%
84% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 77% 72%
48% 54% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 36%
36% 38% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 20%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 12%
48% 46% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 54% 48%
28% 38% 80% Clean Sheets C S 40% 23% 32%
36% 23% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 36%
 
5.6 6.4 7.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 4.9
3.2 3.1 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.2 5.4
2.2 1.6 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.1 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
11.8 12.3 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 8.2 10.4
4.4 4.5 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3 3.7
35% 42% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 28% 30%
 
9.9 9.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.6 13.4 11.6
3.3 2.8 0.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 4.2 3.4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Monaco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Monaco have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Reims have scored away.
  • Monaco have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Reims have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 PSG 25 18 5 2 53 22 12 11 1 0 28 6 13 7 4 2 25 16 31 59
2 Olympique Marseille 25 13 7 5 38 23 13 5 5 3 22 15 12 8 2 2 16 8 15 46
3 Nice 25 14 4 7 37 21 13 6 3 4 17 14 12 8 1 3 20 7 16 45
4 Strasbourg 25 12 6 7 48 31 12 7 2 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 42
5 Rennes 25 12 4 9 47 23 13 9 1 3 31 9 12 3 3 6 16 14 24 40
6 Monaco 25 10 8 7 38 27 13 7 4 2 25 11 12 3 4 5 13 16 11 38
7 Nantes 25 11 5 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 12 3 3 6 12 16 5 38
8 Olympique Lyonnais 25 10 9 6 34 31 13 7 5 1 23 13 12 3 4 5 11 18 3 38
9 Montpellier 25 11 4 10 39 34 13 7 2 4 22 14 12 4 2 6 17 20 5 37
10 Lens 25 10 7 8 40 36 13 6 5 2 23 14 12 4 2 6 17 22 4 37
11 Lille 25 9 9 7 32 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 13 4 4 5 17 19 -3 36
12 Brest 25 8 8 9 34 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 13 3 5 5 14 20 -3 32
13 Angers SCO 25 7 8 10 30 36 12 5 1 6 14 15 13 2 7 4 16 21 -6 29
14 Reims 25 6 10 9 28 29 12 4 4 4 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 17 -1 28
15 Clermont 25 7 6 12 26 41 12 3 4 5 13 16 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 27
16 Saint-Etienne 25 5 7 13 26 47 13 2 5 6 16 26 12 3 2 7 10 21 -21 22
17 Troyes 25 5 6 14 22 40 12 2 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 21
18 Lorient 25 4 9 12 20 39 12 4 4 4 10 10 13 0 5 8 10 29 -19 21
19 Metz 25 4 9 12 25 45 12 1 4 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 21
20 Bordeaux 25 4 9 12 37 62 13 2 5 6 20 25 12 2 4 6 17 37 -25 21

Monaco:
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 PSG 25 18 5 2 53 22 12 11 1 0 28 6 13 7 4 2 25 16 31 59
2 Olympique Marseille 25 13 7 5 38 23 13 5 5 3 22 15 12 8 2 2 16 8 15 46
3 Nice 25 14 4 7 37 21 13 6 3 4 17 14 12 8 1 3 20 7 16 45
4 Strasbourg 25 12 6 7 48 31 12 7 2 3 27 13 13 5 4 4 21 18 17 42
5 Rennes 25 12 4 9 47 23 13 9 1 3 31 9 12 3 3 6 16 14 24 40
6 Monaco 25 10 8 7 38 27 13 7 4 2 25 11 12 3 4 5 13 16 11 38
7 Nantes 25 11 5 9 34 29 13 8 2 3 22 13 12 3 3 6 12 16 5 38
8 Olympique Lyonnais 25 10 9 6 34 31 13 7 5 1 23 13 12 3 4 5 11 18 3 38
9 Montpellier 25 11 4 10 39 34 13 7 2 4 22 14 12 4 2 6 17 20 5 37
10 Lens 25 10 7 8 40 36 13 6 5 2 23 14 12 4 2 6 17 22 4 37
11 Lille 25 9 9 7 32 35 12 5 5 2 15 16 13 4 4 5 17 19 -3 36
12 Brest 25 8 8 9 34 37 12 5 3 4 20 17 13 3 5 5 14 20 -3 32
13 Angers SCO 25 7 8 10 30 36 12 5 1 6 14 15 13 2 7 4 16 21 -6 29
14 Reims 25 6 10 9 28 29 12 4 4 4 17 12 13 2 6 5 11 17 -1 28
15 Clermont 25 7 6 12 26 41 12 3 4 5 13 16 13 4 2 7 13 25 -15 27
16 Saint-Etienne 25 5 7 13 26 47 13 2 5 6 16 26 12 3 2 7 10 21 -21 22
17 Troyes 25 5 6 14 22 40 12 2 5 5 11 13 13 3 1 9 11 27 -18 21
18 Lorient 25 4 9 12 20 39 12 4 4 4 10 10 13 0 5 8 10 29 -19 21
19 Metz 25 4 9 12 25 45 12 1 4 7 15 25 13 3 5 5 10 20 -20 21
20 Bordeaux 25 4 9 12 37 62 13 2 5 6 20 25 12 2 4 6 17 37 -25 21

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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.