Reims vs Nîmes: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sat 04.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II (21684 seats)

Reims and Nîmes have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Ligue 1.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Reims form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Reims are 7-7-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Reims manager D. Guion and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Angers SCO in the Ligue 1. Ahead of that match, Reims lost 0-2 at home to Saint-Etienne.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Reims handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D2-L2.

The Reims fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 18 in 17 matches. Reims are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 17 matches.

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Nîmes form and stats

Nîmes have only collected 17 points from their away games after 5-2-10 (17 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Nîmes, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Nîmes, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Lille. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Bordeaux.

Nîmes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of five matches.

Nîmes find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures. The Nîmes manager B. Blaquart has some worries about the defense as 36 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Reims and Nîmes have met before this season: Nîmes - Reims 0-0. Last nine meetings between the teams: Reims won 2, Nîmes won 1 and 6 draws.

Top Goalscorers

R. Oudin
10 goals / 3 assists
M. Cafaro
6 goals / 3 assists
T. Savanier
6 goals / 12 assists

Reims missing players

Nîmes missing players

Reims Nîmes
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played 5 17 34
11 7 3 Won 3 5 13
16 7 2 Drew 0 2 7
7 3 0 Lost 2 10 14
33 18 7 Scored 9 22 49
35 14 3 Conceded 11 36 53
82% 88% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 59% 80% Over 1.5 80% 88% 79%
26% 29% 20% Over 2.5 60% 71% 59%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 60% 35% 35%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 40% 24% 18%
47% 47% 60% BTTS 40% 47% 50%
38% 35% 40% Clean Sheets 20% 12% 24%
32% 29% 0% Failed To Score 40% 41% 32%
 
4.4 5.4 5 Corners For (avg) 4.8 4.8 5.2
5.5 3.8 4.6 Corners Against (avg) 5.8 5.1 4.2
1.7 1.6 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.9 1.9
2 1 0 Red Cards 1 1 5
Key stats this season:
  • Nîmes hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Nîmes is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Reims is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Reims
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-03-19 L1 Reims 1 - 0 Nantes
03-04-19 L1 Strasbourg 4 - 0 Reims
07-04-19 L1 Reims 1 - 1 Lille
13-04-19 L1 Monaco 0 - 0 Reims
21-04-19 L1 Reims 0 - 2 Saint-Etienne
28-04-19 L1 Angers SCO 1 - 1 Reims
04-05-19 L1 Reims 18:00 Nîmes
11-05-19 L1 Caen - Reims
18-05-19 L1 Bordeaux - Reims
25-05-19 L1 Reims - PSG
Nîmes
All Coupe de la Ligue Ligue 1 Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
01-04-19 L1 Saint-Etienne 2 - 1 Nîmes
06-04-19 L1 Nîmes 2 - 0 Caen
09-04-19 L1 Nîmes 3 - 1 Rennes
13-04-19 L1 Olympique Marseille 2 - 1 Nîmes
20-04-19 L1 Nîmes 2 - 1 Bordeaux
28-04-19 L1 Lille 5 - 0 Nîmes
04-05-19 L1 Reims 18:00 Nîmes
11-05-19 L1 Nîmes - Monaco
18-05-19 L1 Guingamp - Nîmes
25-05-19 L1 Nîmes - Olympique Lyonnais

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSG 33 27 3 3 95 27 17 16 1 0 58 9 16 11 2 3 37 18 68 84
2 Lille 34 20 8 6 59 28 17 11 4 2 36 11 17 9 4 4 23 17 31 68
3 Olympique Lyonnais 34 18 8 8 58 43 17 11 3 3 32 17 17 7 5 5 26 26 15 62
4 Saint-Étienne 34 17 8 9 52 37 17 12 2 3 31 13 17 5 6 6 21 24 15 59
5 Olympique Marseille 34 16 6 12 53 46 17 10 4 3 30 14 17 6 2 9 23 32 7 54
6 Montpellier 33 13 12 8 47 37 16 7 6 3 26 16 17 6 6 5 21 21 10 51
7 Nice 34 14 9 11 26 30 17 9 3 5 16 13 17 5 6 6 10 17 -4 51
8 Reims 34 11 16 7 33 35 17 7 7 3 18 14 17 4 9 4 15 21 -2 49
9 Nîmes 34 13 7 14 49 53 17 8 5 4 27 17 17 5 2 10 22 36 -4 46
10 Strasbourg 34 10 15 9 55 43 17 6 7 4 30 22 17 4 8 5 25 21 12 45
11 Rennes 33 11 10 12 45 46 16 7 5 4 21 14 17 4 5 8 24 32 -1 43
12 Nantes 34 12 7 15 43 45 17 8 4 5 32 23 17 4 3 10 11 22 -2 43
13 Angers SCO 34 9 15 10 41 41 17 5 8 4 22 19 17 4 7 6 19 22 0 42
14 Bordeaux 34 9 11 14 33 39 17 7 6 4 24 19 17 2 5 10 9 20 -6 38
15 Toulouse 34 8 12 14 30 48 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 4 9 14 29 -18 36
16 Amiens SC 34 8 9 17 28 48 17 6 4 7 18 21 17 2 5 10 10 27 -20 33
17 Monaco 33 7 11 15 32 49 17 3 6 8 15 26 16 4 5 7 17 23 -17 32
18 Caen 34 6 11 17 26 47 17 3 5 9 13 24 17 3 6 8 13 23 -21 29
19 Dijon 34 7 7 20 27 51 17 4 4 9 14 27 17 3 3 11 13 24 -24 28
20 Guingamp 34 5 9 20 24 63 17 3 5 9 14 25 17 2 4 11 10 38 -39 24

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