Reims vs Olympique Lyonnais betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste Delaune (21029 seats)

It's advantage Reims so far with their 6th position in the Ligue 1 table, welcoming Olympique Lyonnais who are placed 8th.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Reims and Olympique Lyonnais.

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Reims form and stats

3 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Reims have to build on here at Stade Auguste Delaune in the Ligue 1.

The Reims supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Montpellier in Coupe de la Ligue and win 1-0. Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Toulouse.

Reims aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Auguste Delaune in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. Defensively Reims have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olympique Lyonnais form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Olympique Lyonnais playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Olympique Lyonnais has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Olympique Lyonnais won their last game, 4-1 versus Toulouse played at home. A loss against Rennes was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.

Olympique Lyonnais are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Olympique Lyonnais have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Reims-Olympique Lyonnais H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Reims 4 wins, Olympique Lyonnais 5 wins, 1 draw. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Olympique LyonnaisM. Dembélé
M. Dembélé
10 goals
Olympique LyonnaisM. Depay
M. Depay
9 goals
ReimsB. Dia
B. Dia
5 goals

Reims missing players

Olympique Lyonnais missing players

Reims Olympique Lyonnais
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 5 Played P 1 9 18
7 3 2 Won W 0 4 7
6 5 3 Drew D 0 2 4
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 7
15 8 5 Scored S 1 17 28
9 4 2 Conceded C 2 11 17
76% 56% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
47% 44% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 61%
12% 22% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 50%
6% 11% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 28%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
24% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 39%
59% 67% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 28%
41% 44% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 39%
 
4.9 4.9 5.6 Corners For (avg) C F 7 3.7 4.4
5.1 4.7 5.4 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 4 4.6
1.9 1.8 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.4 1.6
3 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
215 121 70 Total Shots T S 11 115 234
62 31 21 Shots on Target S O 5 45 91
24% 26% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 38% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Olympique Lyonnais have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympique Lyonnais have scored at least twice as many goals away as Reims have scored home.
  • Olympique Lyonnais have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Olympique Lyonnais haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Reims has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
  • 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 17 14 0 3 39 9 8 7 0 1 20 2 9 7 0 2 19 7 30 42
2 Olympique Marseille 18 10 5 3 26 20 9 6 2 1 14 8 9 4 3 2 12 12 6 35
3 Lille 18 9 4 5 23 16 10 8 2 0 18 5 8 1 2 5 5 11 7 31
4 Rennes 17 9 3 5 23 17 8 5 1 2 14 10 9 4 2 3 9 7 6 30
5 Nantes 18 9 2 7 16 16 9 6 1 2 9 5 9 3 1 5 7 11 0 29
6 Reims 17 7 6 4 15 9 9 3 5 1 8 4 8 4 1 3 7 5 6 27
7 Bordeaux 18 7 5 6 28 21 9 4 2 3 15 7 9 3 3 3 13 14 7 26
8 Olympique Lyonnais 18 7 4 7 28 17 9 3 2 4 11 6 9 4 2 3 17 11 11 25
9 Monaco 17 7 4 6 26 25 8 5 1 2 19 13 9 2 3 4 7 12 1 25
10 Angers SCO 18 7 4 7 20 23 10 6 2 2 15 6 8 1 2 5 5 17 -3 25
11 Saint-Étienne 18 7 4 7 21 27 9 3 4 2 11 11 9 4 0 5 10 16 -6 25
12 Montpellier 18 6 6 6 22 19 9 6 1 2 15 8 9 0 5 4 7 11 3 24
13 Nice 18 7 3 8 25 27 9 5 2 2 17 12 9 2 1 6 8 15 -2 24
14 Strasbourg 18 7 3 8 21 23 9 5 2 2 16 11 9 2 1 6 5 12 -2 24
15 Brest 18 5 7 6 21 20 10 4 5 1 15 6 8 1 2 5 6 14 1 22
16 Dijon 18 4 5 9 12 20 8 3 3 2 8 8 10 1 2 7 4 12 -8 17
17 Amiens SC 17 4 5 8 20 32 8 3 2 3 10 13 9 1 3 5 10 19 -12 17
18 Metz 18 3 7 8 15 26 9 2 4 3 11 11 9 1 3 5 4 15 -11 16
19 Toulouse 18 3 3 12 19 36 9 3 0 6 9 14 9 0 3 6 10 22 -17 12
20 Nîmes 17 2 6 9 12 29 8 2 2 4 7 10 9 0 4 5 5 19 -17 12

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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.