With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Reims fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Metz.
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.
Reims form and stats
3 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Reims have to build on here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the Ligue 1.
Reims's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Metz (placed 17th). Ahead of that match, Reims lost 0-3 at home to Paris Saint Germain.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Reims handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D5-L4.
Reims aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. As for guarding their own goal, Reims have only let in 5 goals at home.
Metz form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metz so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
Metz play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Reims (placed 9th). Before that, Metz secured a home win against Strasbourg with the score 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were W4-D5-L3.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metz as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Metz have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Metz - Reims 1-1 entered in the official records. Reims-Metz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Reims 2 wins, Metz 2 wins, 6 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Diallo 10 goals |   B. Dia 5 goals |  M. Doumbia 2 goals |
Reims missing players
Metz missing players
| Reims | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 12 | 17 | 28 |
| 81% | 64% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 52% | 45% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 10% | 18% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 27% | 33% |
| 5% | 9% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 5% |
| 29% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 48% | 55% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 43% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 45% | 33% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 253 | 148 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 111 | 231 |
| 70 | 36 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 36 | 78 |
| 24% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 19% | 24% |
- Metz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Reims has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Reims has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Reims has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Rennes | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 10 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 12 |