📊 Form Guide

RC Lens

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RC Lens, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-0 Ligue 1 victory vs St Etienne.

In that game, RC Lens managed 61% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for RC Lens was Goduine Koyalipou (75'). Saint-Etienne had 8 shots at goal with 3 on target.

Will Still's RC Lens have celebrated scoring a sum total of 7 times in their prior six outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in that same time is 8.

Looking at their past form shows that RC Lens:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Reims in their previous 9 matches. A long run without a loss.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Reims

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Since a loss in their previous game against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 action, Reims and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Reims had 48% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Strasbourg got 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Ismaël Doukouré (4') was the scorer for Strasbourg.

The stats tell the story, and Reims have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 8 goals in total. Defensively, Reims could really do with shoring things up. Let’s find out if that trend can be sustained in this game.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Reims:

• haven't beaten RC Lens when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Not good at all.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 7 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 08/05/2022 reveals that these fixtures have not been kind to Reims. They have not managed to come away with any victories whatsoever while RC Lens have remained in the ascendancy, running out winners in 67 per cent of those matches.

A combined sum of 14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Les Artésiens and 4 coming from Les rouges et blancs. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The last league meeting between the two was Ligue 1 match day 13 on 29/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Reims 0-2 RC Lens.

On that day, Reims had 51% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

For their opponents, RC Lens got 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Adrien Thomasson (23') and M'Bala Nzola (61') scored.

The match was refereed by Abdelatif Kherradji.

📰 Team News: RC Lens

Denis Petric (Back injury), Ruben Aguilar (Hamstring injury), Martín Satriano (Cruciate ligament tear), Jhoanner Chávez (ankle sprain) and Rémy Labeau Lascary (Cruciate ligament tear) are not available for RC Lens manager Will Still.

It seems likely that Les Artésiens look set to line up in a 4-4-2 system this time, utilising Mathew Ryan, Jonathan Gradit, Juma Bah, Facundo Medina, Kyllian Antonio, Adrien Thomasson, Andy Diouf, Deiver Machado, Florian Sotoca, Anass Zaroury and Goduine Koyalipou.

🗞️ Team News: Reims

Reims manager Samba Diawara has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Reda Khadra (Cruciate ligament tear), Joseph Okumu (Shoulder injury), Mohamed Daramy (Knee injury) and Yaya Fofana (Shin injury) won’t be making appearances.

From our viewpoint, Les rouges et blancs will likely utilise a 3-2-4-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Yehvann Diouf, Hiroki Sekine, Malcolm Jeng, Mory Gbane, Aurelio Buta, Sergio Akieme, Junya Ito, V. Atangana Edoa, Amadou Kone, Keito Nakamura and Jordan Pefok.

🧠 Prediction

Our thinking is that Reims are likely to put a goal past this RC Lens lineup, although that may not prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 victory for RC Lens by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Should be a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 18:03 11/04/2025