Reims vs Lille match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Wed 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

Reims are all set for a new task after their 0-0 vs Montpellier in the previous game. Lille are coming to play!

Insights:
  • Reims have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 1
  • Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Reims form and stats

Reims have played 15 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Reims drew their last game, 0-0 away at Montpellier (placed 11th). Munetsi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Munetsi won 3 of 4 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Rennes (2-3).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Reims as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. Olympique Marseille are visiting.

The Reims fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. On the other hand, Reims have conceded 16 goals.

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Lille form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Lille's previous game was their home loss versus Lens (1-2). Midfield player Bamba was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Bamba hit one key pass and had 43 successful passes (of 47 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Angers SCO.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Strasbourg in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lille have scored 20 goals in 16 league games away. 20 goals have been conceded by Lille in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Lille - Reims 2-1 was the scoreline in these teams' latest h2h game, earlier this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Reims won two games, three matches ended with a tie and Lille got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

LilleJ. David
J. David
13 goals
ReimsH. Ekitike
H. Ekitike
9 goals
ReimsW. Faes
W. Faes
4 goals

Reims missing players

Lille missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Lille
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 5 16 32
8 4 1 Won W 3 6 12
13 6 3 Drew D 0 5 12
11 5 0 Lost L 2 5 8
34 20 7 Scored S 3 20 40
35 16 5 Conceded C 3 20 38
81% 80% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
66% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 69% 72%
34% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 47%
19% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 22%
12% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
47% 47% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 62% 59%
34% 40% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 19% 28%
38% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 19% 25%
 
4.6 5.5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 5.2 5.6
5.5 4.5 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.8 4.8
2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.6
7 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
10.5 12.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 12.1 12.6
3.9 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.4 4.3
27% 32% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 29% 29%
 
12.5 10.5 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.5 11.8
3.6 3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.9 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Lille haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reims have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligue 1
  • 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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 24

Reims:
Lille:
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 32 23 5 4 72 30 16 15 1 0 41 9 16 8 4 4 31 21 42 74
2 Olympique Marseille 32 17 8 7 52 31 16 7 5 4 26 17 16 10 3 3 26 14 21 59
3 Rennes 32 17 5 10 69 34 16 11 1 4 41 13 16 6 4 6 28 21 35 56
4 Nice 32 16 7 9 42 28 16 8 4 4 21 16 16 8 3 5 21 12 14 54
5 Strasbourg 32 14 11 7 53 34 16 9 4 3 30 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 19 53
6 Monaco 32 15 8 9 50 34 16 9 4 3 31 14 16 6 4 6 19 20 16 53
7 Lens 32 14 8 10 50 41 16 8 5 3 29 16 16 6 3 7 21 25 9 50
8 Olympique Lyonnais 32 13 11 8 50 41 17 9 5 3 34 21 15 4 6 5 16 20 9 49
9 Lille 32 12 12 8 40 38 16 6 7 3 20 18 16 6 5 5 20 20 2 48
10 Nantes 32 13 8 11 41 35 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 4 5 7 16 20 6 47
11 Montpellier 32 12 6 14 44 44 17 7 4 6 25 20 15 5 2 8 19 24 0 42
12 Brest 32 10 9 13 40 47 15 5 4 6 22 23 17 5 5 7 18 24 -7 39
13 Reims 32 8 13 11 34 35 15 4 6 5 20 16 17 4 7 6 14 19 -1 37
14 Angers SCO 32 8 10 14 36 46 16 6 2 8 17 19 16 2 8 6 19 27 -10 34
15 Troyes 32 8 9 15 30 45 16 4 7 5 15 15 16 4 2 10 15 30 -15 33
16 Lorient 32 7 10 15 32 52 15 5 5 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 36 -20 31
17 Saint-Étienne 32 7 9 16 35 62 17 4 6 7 22 32 15 3 3 9 13 30 -27 30
18 Clermont 32 7 8 17 32 61 16 3 5 8 17 28 16 4 3 9 15 33 -29 29
19 Bordeaux 32 5 11 16 42 77 16 3 5 8 23 30 16 2 6 8 19 47 -35 26
20 Metz 32 4 12 16 29 58 16 1 7 8 17 28 16 3 5 8 12 30 -29 24

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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.