Nantes - Reims: Small difference between teams in Ligue 1 clash

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 03.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (37473 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Nantes languishing in the 19th position so far. The guesting Reims will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Ligue 1

It's no vacation for neither Nantes nor Reims as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Nantes form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes have only managed 2 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. Nantes are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the Brest match.

Nantes travelled for their previous game, a trip to Nîmes that ended 1-1. Before that, Nantes drew at home versus Olympique Marseille.

This is expected to be a close game, with Nantes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nantes as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Nantes has won four of these, drawn three and lost four.

The Nantes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.

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Reims form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Reims so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). Reims have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

There were no winners in Reims's previous match, a Ligue 1 home game that ended 0-0 vs Montpellier (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Saint-Étienne.

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

Reims are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 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. Reims struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Reims - Nantes 3-2 earlier this season. Nantes-Reims H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nantes two wins, Reims four wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ReimsB. Dia
B. Dia
12 goals
NantesL. Blas
L. Blas
7 goals
NantesI. Louza
I. Louza
5 goals

Nantes missing players

Reims missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nantes Reims
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 14 27
4 2 0 Won W 1 3 7
12 7 3 Drew D 1 5 10
11 4 0 Lost L 2 6 10
27 13 2 Scored S 3 21 32
42 20 2 Conceded C 4 22 34
93% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
93% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 79% 63%
44% 46% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 64% 48%
22% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 30%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
67% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 52%
11% 8% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 26%
30% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 2.1
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
10.1 9.8 7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9.4 9.4
2.8 2.6 1.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.6 3.2
36% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 42% 37%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nantes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reims have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Ligue 1
  • Reims haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 27 17 8 2 47 17 14 8 5 1 22 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 30 59
2 Paris Saint Germain 27 18 3 6 61 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 13 8 2 3 27 9 44 57
3 Olympique Lyonnais 26 16 7 3 54 24 13 8 3 2 28 12 13 8 4 1 26 12 30 55
4 Monaco 27 17 4 6 56 37 14 9 4 1 32 17 13 8 0 5 24 20 19 55
5 Metz 27 11 8 8 33 26 13 5 4 4 16 13 14 6 4 4 17 13 7 41
6 Lens 27 11 8 8 39 37 13 5 4 4 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 19 2 41
7 Montpellier 27 11 6 10 43 46 14 6 1 7 26 28 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 39
8 Olympique Marseille 25 10 8 7 33 29 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 5 5 3 15 13 4 38
9 Rennes 26 10 8 8 33 30 14 5 3 6 16 19 12 5 5 2 17 11 3 38
10 Angers SCO 27 10 6 11 32 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 14 5 4 5 17 23 -10 36
11 Bordeaux 27 9 6 12 28 33 14 5 4 5 13 14 13 4 2 7 15 19 -5 33
12 Nice 27 9 5 13 33 39 13 3 2 8 14 24 14 6 3 5 19 15 -6 32
13 Reims 27 7 10 10 32 34 13 4 5 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 21 22 -2 31
14 Brest 27 9 4 14 39 49 13 7 1 5 26 24 14 2 3 9 13 25 -10 31
15 Strasbourg 27 8 6 13 35 41 13 3 4 6 14 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -6 30
16 Saint-Étienne 27 7 9 11 27 39 13 3 6 4 12 18 14 4 3 7 15 21 -12 30
17 Lorient 27 7 5 15 33 51 14 6 1 7 21 26 13 1 4 8 12 25 -18 26
18 Nîmes 27 7 4 16 26 52 14 3 2 9 16 28 13 4 2 7 10 24 -26 25
19 Nantes 27 4 12 11 27 42 13 2 7 4 13 20 14 2 5 7 14 22 -15 24
20 Dijon 27 2 9 16 18 44 14 0 6 8 4 18 13 2 3 8 14 26 -26 15

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