Reims vs Montpellier preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 03.June
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21029 seats)

This is football, this is Ligue 1 and this is Reims - Montpellier. Read our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montpellier have the fewest points from losing position (6) in Ligue 1

Reims can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 1. Montpellier is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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

Reims have collected 30 points from their Ligue 1 home games so far after 8-6-4.

Reims faced defeat in their previous match, away at Olympique Lyonnais (0-3). Midfield player Flips got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Flips had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Angers SCO that ended 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Reims handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

It should be added that a look at the 16 latest league games shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Reims have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II with 27 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Montpellier form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Montpellier playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.

Montpellier's previous game was their home loss versus Nice (2-3). Leading 2-0 was not enough for Montpellier in their fight with Nice last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Montpellier goalkeeper Lecomte enjoyed a super day's work against Nice, but even with registering twelve saves the beating could not be helped. Midfield player Savanier was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. Savanier scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Nantes with the score of 3-0.

We have checked recent matches where Montpellier have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Montpellier are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 33 times in 18 away games so far. Montpellier struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 32 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Reims have avoided a loss in the last 8 matches (4-4-0) against Montpellier.

The latest registered result between these teams is the Montpellier - Reims 1-1 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

ReimsF. Balogun
F. Balogun
20 goals
MontpellierS. Wahi
S. Wahi
17 goals
MontpellierT. Savanier
T. Savanier
12 goals

Reims missing players

Montpellier missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reims Montpellier
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
12 8 2 Won W 1 7 14
15 6 2 Drew D 1 2 5
10 4 1 Lost L 3 9 18
44 27 10 Scored S 10 33 62
42 20 7 Conceded C 16 32 61
84% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
65% 72% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 89%
43% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 56% 62%
22% 28% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 33% 30%
11% 11% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 28% 22%
46% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 57%
38% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 39% 30%
32% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 14%
 
4.7 5 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.9 5.1
4.5 4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.3 4.9
1.9 1.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.1 1.8
9 3 2 Red cards R C 0 1 10
 
14.4 16.6 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12.2 11.1 11.8
4.9 5.7 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4 4.5
24% 26% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 46% 37%
 
13.2 12.1 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.7 14.1
4.5 4.3 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 4.8 5.5
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Montpellier have the fewest points from losing position (6) in Ligue 1
  • Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 37 27 4 6 87 37 18 13 2 3 43 22 19 14 2 3 44 15 50 85
2 Lens 37 24 9 4 65 28 19 17 1 1 41 13 18 7 8 3 24 15 37 81
3 Olympique Marseille 37 22 7 8 67 39 19 10 4 5 35 24 18 12 3 3 32 15 28 73
4 Lille 37 19 9 9 64 43 19 13 4 2 40 25 18 6 5 7 24 18 21 66
5 Rennes 37 20 5 12 67 38 19 15 0 4 43 14 18 5 5 8 24 24 29 65
6 Monaco 37 19 8 10 69 56 18 9 3 6 36 31 19 10 5 4 33 25 13 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 37 18 8 11 64 44 19 10 5 4 35 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 20 62
8 Clermont 37 16 8 13 42 47 19 9 3 7 20 28 18 7 5 6 22 19 -5 56
9 Nice 37 14 13 10 45 36 18 6 7 5 21 17 19 8 6 5 24 19 9 55
10 Lorient 37 14 10 13 50 52 18 8 4 6 24 20 19 6 6 7 26 32 -2 52
11 Reims 37 12 15 10 44 42 18 8 6 4 27 20 19 4 9 6 17 22 2 51
12 Montpellier 37 14 5 18 62 61 19 7 3 9 29 29 18 7 2 9 33 32 1 47
13 Toulouse 37 12 9 16 49 56 19 6 6 7 27 27 18 6 3 9 22 29 -7 45
14 Brest 37 11 11 15 43 52 18 7 5 6 23 24 19 4 6 9 20 28 -9 44
15 Strasbourg 37 9 13 15 50 57 19 5 7 7 25 26 18 4 6 8 25 31 -7 40
16 Auxerre 37 8 11 18 34 60 18 5 7 6 17 25 19 3 4 12 17 35 -26 35
17 Nantes 37 6 15 16 36 55 18 4 8 6 19 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -19 33
18 Troyes 37 4 11 22 44 80 18 1 10 7 18 29 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 23
19 Ajaccio 37 6 5 26 22 74 18 3 3 12 9 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -52 23
20 Angers SCO 37 4 6 27 33 80 19 3 3 13 20 36 18 1 3 14 13 44 -47 18

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  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 37 27 4 6 87 37 18 13 2 3 43 22 19 14 2 3 44 15 50 85
2 Lens 37 24 9 4 65 28 19 17 1 1 41 13 18 7 8 3 24 15 37 81
3 Olympique Marseille 37 22 7 8 67 39 19 10 4 5 35 24 18 12 3 3 32 15 28 73
4 Lille 37 19 9 9 64 43 19 13 4 2 40 25 18 6 5 7 24 18 21 66
5 Rennes 37 20 5 12 67 38 19 15 0 4 43 14 18 5 5 8 24 24 29 65
6 Monaco 37 19 8 10 69 56 18 9 3 6 36 31 19 10 5 4 33 25 13 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 37 18 8 11 64 44 19 10 5 4 35 19 18 8 3 7 29 25 20 62
8 Clermont 37 16 8 13 42 47 19 9 3 7 20 28 18 7 5 6 22 19 -5 56
9 Nice 37 14 13 10 45 36 18 6 7 5 21 17 19 8 6 5 24 19 9 55
10 Lorient 37 14 10 13 50 52 18 8 4 6 24 20 19 6 6 7 26 32 -2 52
11 Reims 37 12 15 10 44 42 18 8 6 4 27 20 19 4 9 6 17 22 2 51
12 Montpellier 37 14 5 18 62 61 19 7 3 9 29 29 18 7 2 9 33 32 1 47
13 Toulouse 37 12 9 16 49 56 19 6 6 7 27 27 18 6 3 9 22 29 -7 45
14 Brest 37 11 11 15 43 52 18 7 5 6 23 24 19 4 6 9 20 28 -9 44
15 Strasbourg 37 9 13 15 50 57 19 5 7 7 25 26 18 4 6 8 25 31 -7 40
16 Auxerre 37 8 11 18 34 60 18 5 7 6 17 25 19 3 4 12 17 35 -26 35
17 Nantes 37 6 15 16 36 55 18 4 8 6 19 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -19 33
18 Troyes 37 4 11 22 44 80 18 1 10 7 18 29 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 23
19 Ajaccio 37 6 5 26 22 74 18 3 3 12 9 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -52 23
20 Angers SCO 37 4 6 27 33 80 19 3 3 13 20 36 18 1 3 14 13 44 -47 18

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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.