Delightful dogfight as daring Reims duel with determined Auxerre

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 23.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

Reims are hosting Auxerre for yet another crucial fixture following their 0-0 result vs 2nd-placed Lorient.

Insights:
  • Reims have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Ligue 1

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Reims form and stats

0-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Reims so far this season. The last three games played by Reims, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Ito was the last player to score a league goal for Reims and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Reims haven't scored in 216 minutes. Reims are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The home team returns to Stade Auguste-Delaune II after drawing with Lorient (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Gravillon got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.03/10. Gravillon hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.

Before that, Reims drew at home versus Paris Saint Germain.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Reims handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Reims aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reims defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Auxerre form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Auxerre, who have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Ligue 1, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Auxerre's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Auxerre's last game was the home draw against Nice (1-1). Costa, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.43. Costa scored one goal and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Clermont wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Auxerre are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Auxerre concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Reims have won every one of the 4 most recent matches versus this side. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

ReimsF. Balogun
F. Balogun
6 goals
ReimsJ. Ito
J. Ito
3 goals
AuxerreM. Autret
M. Autret
2 goals

Reims missing players

Auxerre missing players

Reims Auxerre
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 0 5 11
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
6 3 0 Drew D 0 0 3
4 2 0 Lost L 0 4 6
12 4 0 Scored S 0 5 11
19 9 0 Conceded C 0 14 23
82% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
73% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 91%
45% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 64%
36% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
27% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 18%
64% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 80% 73%
18% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
36% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 18%
 
3.9 3.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.4 3
5 4.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.8 5.2
2.6 2.4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.8
8 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.3 13.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.4 10.5
3.9 4.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 3
28% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 45% 33%
 
14.7 16 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14.4 12.9
4.7 5.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 7.6 5.6
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • All of Auxerre's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Auxerre have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Auxerre have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Ligue 1
  • Auxerre have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reims have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Reims have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 1
  • Reims have yet to win a game 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 Paris Saint Germain 11 9 2 0 29 5 5 4 1 0 10 4 6 5 1 0 19 1 24 29
2 Lorient 11 8 2 1 21 14 5 4 1 0 10 5 6 4 1 1 11 9 7 26
3 Lens 11 7 3 1 18 8 6 6 0 0 13 5 5 1 3 1 5 3 10 24
4 Olympique Marseille 11 7 2 2 20 8 6 4 1 1 11 6 5 3 1 1 9 2 12 23
5 Rennes 11 6 3 2 23 11 6 5 0 1 16 5 5 1 3 1 7 6 12 21
6 Monaco 11 6 3 2 20 14 6 2 2 2 11 12 5 4 1 0 9 2 6 21
7 Lille 11 6 1 4 21 18 5 3 0 2 9 11 6 3 1 2 12 7 3 19
8 Clermont 11 5 2 4 15 16 5 3 0 2 6 9 6 2 2 2 9 7 -1 17
9 Toulouse 11 4 3 4 17 18 6 3 2 1 11 10 5 1 1 3 6 8 -1 15
10 Olympique Lyonnais 11 4 2 5 19 15 6 4 1 1 14 5 5 0 1 4 5 10 4 14
11 Montpellier 11 4 0 7 21 22 6 3 0 3 9 10 5 1 0 4 12 12 -1 12
12 Troyes 11 3 3 5 19 22 5 1 3 1 7 8 6 2 0 4 12 14 -3 12
13 Nice 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 1 1 3 4 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 -4 12
14 Nantes 11 2 4 5 13 19 5 2 2 1 8 6 6 0 2 4 5 13 -6 10
15 Reims 11 1 6 4 12 19 5 0 3 2 4 9 6 1 3 2 8 10 -7 9
16 Auxerre 11 2 3 6 11 23 6 1 3 2 6 9 5 1 0 4 5 14 -12 9
17 Strasbourg 11 1 5 5 10 17 6 0 3 3 4 10 5 1 2 2 6 7 -7 8
18 Ajaccio 11 2 2 7 8 16 5 0 1 4 2 8 6 2 1 3 6 8 -8 8
19 Angers SCO 11 2 2 7 13 27 6 1 1 4 7 14 5 1 1 3 6 13 -14 8
20 Brest 11 1 3 7 11 25 5 0 2 3 3 12 6 1 1 4 8 13 -14 6

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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.