Lorient have come here for an absorbing battle versus the hosts Reims. Get smart on the fixture with this thorough Ligue 1 preview!
- Reims have yet to win a game at home.
- Lorient have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Ligue 1
This should be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Lorient have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 11-13-15 (win-draw-loss) from 39 matches.
Reims form and stats
Two Ligue 1 home games so far for Reims, who are yet to win here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II. Only 1 point so far.
A strong away win for Reims against Rennes the last match, as Hugo Ekitike and N'Dri Philippe Koffi were on target. Azor Matusiwa (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Matusiwa hit one key pass.
Before that game, the home loss against Paris Saint Germain with the scoreline 0-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Reims have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn six and lost one.
There will be little rest for Reims after this match as they are travelling to Lille for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
At Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Lorient form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Ligue 1 for Lorient with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Lorient are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Ligue 1 against Lille (placed 12th). The attacker Terem Moffi got a match rating of 7.85 in that game. Moffi scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Lorient travelled to Lens and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Lorient in our archives, and the results are: one win for Lorient, three draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lorient are hosting Nice in the Ligue 1 only three days away.
Lorient have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 4 goals have been scored. For Lorient, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Reims won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Lorient got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  M. Cassamã 2 goals |   T. Moffi 2 goals |  A. Lauriente 2 goals |
Reims missing players
Lorient missing players
| Reims | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 16 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10.3 | 9.4 |
| 4.2 | 6.5 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 44% | 39% |
- All of Lorient's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Reims's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lorient have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Lorient have scored in all their matches so far.
- Lorient have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Ligue 1
- Lorient have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Lorient have yet to win a game away.
- Lorient haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reims have created more than twice as many corners as Lorient.
- Reims have yet to win a game at home.
| Reims | Last season | Lorient | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Drew | D | 7 | 9 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 11 | 18 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 50 | ||
| 50 | 21 | Conceded | C | 39 | 68 | ||
| 84% | 74% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 63% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 50% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 55% | ||
| 32% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 42% | ||
| 5% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 26% | ||
| 53% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 63% | ||
| 26% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 5% | 13% | ||
| 37% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 26% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Angers SCO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Nice | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Lorient | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Reims | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Rennes | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Lille | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 13 | Troyes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Nantes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Brest | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Metz | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Saint-Étienne | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 2 |