Ligue 1 game preview: Reims against Lens

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

Who will go home victorious when Lens travel to Reims? In this match guide you'll get all the relevant information and data required to make a prediction.

Insights:
  • Reims have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Ligue 1
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Reims form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Reims at their home stadium (Stade Auguste-Delaune II) is 5 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

Happy days for Reims in their previous game, a fixture away at Lorient (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Reims goalkeeper Rajković did an outstanding job against Lorient with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. The attacking player Touré was declared "man of the match" for Reims with a rating of 8.41/10. Touré scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 23 total).

Ahead of that match, Reims lost 0-1 at home to Olympique Marseille.

The Reims fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Reims's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Lens form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Lens playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Lens's last game was the home draw against Nantes (2-2). A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Nantes. Lens were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Kalimuendo scoring the equalizer. As mentioned above, Lens drew the match against Nantes. Manager Haise brought on Kalimuendo to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender Wooh was the best team player with a rating of 7.73. Wooh won 14 of 19 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Paris Saint Germain's stadium before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lens have scored 22 goals in 17 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lens have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the participants faced each other previously this season; Lens - Reims 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Reims, three draws and four wins for Lens. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

LensA. Muinga
A. Muinga
11 goals
ReimsH. Ekitike
H. Ekitike
9 goals
LensS. Fofana
S. Fofana
7 goals

Reims missing players

Lens missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Lens
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
10 5 2 Won W 1 6 15
13 6 3 Drew D 0 4 10
12 6 0 Lost L 4 7 10
38 22 9 Scored S 5 22 55
38 18 6 Conceded C 11 26 44
83% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
66% 65% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 82% 80%
37% 41% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 59% 54%
17% 24% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 29% 37%
11% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 14%
49% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 57%
31% 35% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 23%
37% 35% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 23%
 
4.5 5.4 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5.3
5.4 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.3 4.3
1.9 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 1.9
7 2 0 Red cards R C 1 4 7
 
10.5 11.9 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 11 12.8
3.8 4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.7 4.9
29% 32% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 35% 32%
 
13 11.2 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 12.6 11.1
3.8 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.9 3.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Ligue 1

  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 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
3 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
4 Monaco 35 18 8 9 57 35 18 11 4 3 34 14 17 7 4 6 23 21 22 62
5 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
6 Strasbourg 35 15 12 8 58 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 17 5 7 5 23 21 19 57
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 35 13 12 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 18 18 6 5 7 21 25 -1 51
11 Brest 35 13 9 13 45 48 17 7 4 6 26 24 18 6 5 7 19 24 -3 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Etienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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 Paris Saint Germain 35 24 7 4 79 34 17 15 2 0 42 10 18 9 5 4 37 24 45 79
2 Olympique Marseille 35 19 8 8 56 36 18 8 5 5 29 22 17 11 3 3 27 14 20 65
3 Rennes 35 19 5 11 77 36 18 13 1 4 48 13 17 6 4 7 29 23 41 62
4 Monaco 35 18 8 9 57 35 18 11 4 3 34 14 17 7 4 6 23 21 22 62
5 Nice 35 18 7 10 44 29 17 9 4 4 22 16 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 60
6 Strasbourg 35 15 12 8 58 39 18 10 5 3 35 18 17 5 7 5 23 21 19 57
7 Olympique Lyonnais 35 15 11 9 59 45 18 10 5 3 39 23 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 55
8 Lens 35 15 10 10 55 44 18 9 6 3 33 18 17 6 4 7 22 26 11 55
9 Nantes 35 14 9 12 50 43 17 10 3 4 30 18 18 4 6 8 20 25 7 51
10 Lille 35 13 12 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 18 18 6 5 7 21 25 -1 51
11 Brest 35 13 9 13 45 48 17 7 4 6 26 24 18 6 5 7 19 24 -3 48
12 Reims 35 10 13 12 38 38 17 5 6 6 22 18 18 5 7 6 16 20 0 43
13 Montpellier 35 12 7 16 48 53 18 7 5 6 27 22 17 5 2 10 21 31 -5 43
14 Troyes 35 9 9 17 33 47 18 5 7 6 18 16 17 4 2 11 15 31 -14 36
15 Angers SCO 35 8 11 16 38 53 17 6 2 9 17 22 18 2 9 7 21 31 -15 35
16 Lorient 35 8 10 17 34 59 17 6 5 6 19 18 18 2 5 11 15 41 -25 34
17 Clermont 35 8 9 18 35 65 17 3 6 8 19 30 18 5 3 10 16 35 -30 33
18 Saint-Etienne 35 7 10 18 38 70 18 4 6 8 23 36 17 3 4 10 15 34 -32 31
19 Bordeaux 35 5 12 18 47 85 18 3 6 9 25 33 17 2 6 9 22 52 -38 27
20 Metz 35 4 13 18 31 62 17 1 7 9 17 29 18 3 6 9 14 33 -31 25

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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.