📏 Form Guide

Reims

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Reims will be hoping for a better result following a 3-1 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against Strasbourg.

In that match, Reims had 52% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Reims was Keito Nakamura (7'). For their opponents, Strasbourg had 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. Kévin Gameiro (44'), Abakar Sylla (50') and Moïse Sahi (93') scored for Strasbourg.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Reims have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Reims have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 8 goals in the process. With no two games being the same, it remains to be seen whether such a trend might be maintained here in this match or not.

Coming into this fixture, Reims have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Montpellier

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In their last game, Montpellier drew 1-1 in the Ligue 1 match with Clermont Foot.

In that match, Montpellier had 49% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Montpellier was Tanguy Coulibaly (56'). For their opponents, Clermont Foot had 10 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Muhammed Cham (45') scored for Clermont Foot.

Proving their fondness for eventful encounters, goals have been scored 21 times in the last 6 matches in which Montpellier have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 3.5 goals each clash. Their opponents have got 10 from this total.

Pre-game facts show that Montpellier:

• haven't been beaten by Reims in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head duels stretching back to 28/02/2021, there has been little between the sides with Reims winning 1 of those games, Montpellier 1 and 4 being draws in regulation time.

In all, 16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 for Les rouges et blancs and 8 being from La Paillade. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Ligue 1 match day 3 on 27/08/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Montpellier 1-3 Reims.

That time, Montpellier had 51% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Mousa Tamari (45').

Reims got 12 shots at goal with 6 on target. Yunis Abdelhamid (9') and Teddy Teuma (41', 56') scored.

The referee was Marc Bollengier.

📋 Team News: Reims

There aren’t many selection issues, with just one fitness concern for the Reims boss Will Still to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Joseph Okumu (Groin injury) is out of contention.

It’s our opinion that Les rouges et blancs may well kick off with a 4-3-3 system for this one featuring Yehvann Diouf, Thomas Foket, Emmanuel Agbadou, Yunis Abdelhamid, Thibault De Smet, Reda Khadra, Marshall Munetsi, Amir Richardson, Junya Ito, Oumar Diakite and Keito Nakamura.

📋 Team News: Montpellier

Due to a completely injury-free squad to pick from, the Montpellier boss Michel Der Zakarian doesn’t have any fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.

We are inclined to think that La Paillade could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Benjamin Lecomte, Enzo Tchato, Modibo Sagnan, Becir Omeragic, L. Mincarelli Davin, Joris Chotard, Leo Leroy, Arnaud Nordin, Teji Savanier, Yann Karamoh and Wahbi Khazri.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that Montpellier might have a difficult job to get anything against this Reims lineup who we reckon will end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re going for a 1-0 winning margin for Reims at the end of this game.

There should be little in it.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 12:01 21/04/2024