Reims are welcoming Saint-Étienne for another important game after their 0-0 result against 18th-placed Dijon.
- Saint-Étienne has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Ligue 1
It's no vacation for neither Reims nor Saint-Étienne as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Reims form and stats
Reims's results here at Stade Auguste-Delaune II in the Ligue 1 have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Reims, who played 0-0 against Dijon. That match was also played at this venue (Stade Auguste-Delaune II). A strong away win before that one, visiting Bordeaux and winning 3-1.
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 six, drawn five and lost one.
Reims have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Reims's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Saint-Étienne have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-3-4 (9 played). The last three matches for Saint-Étienne have all ended in a draw.
Saint-Étienne played 1-1 against Paris Saint Germain in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Monaco.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Saint-Étienne wins, two draws and four defeats.
Saint-Étienne are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As for defending, Saint-Étienne rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Reims victory, three draws and six Saint-Étienne wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Dia 10 goals |   R. Hamouma 4 goals |  D. Bouanga 3 goals |
Reims missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Reims | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | 6 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 28 | 10 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 26 |
| 89% | 75% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 83% |
| 61% | 38% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 39% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 11% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 56% | 38% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 39% | 62% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 38% | 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 31% |
- Saint-Étienne has the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 36 |
| 3 | Lille | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Rennes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Monaco | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Lens | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Brest | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Metz | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Bordeaux | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Nice | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Reims | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 17 |
| 17 | Nantes | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 16 |
| 18 | Dijon | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 13 |
| 19 | Lorient | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -25 | 12 |