📏 Form Guide

Reims

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Reims will be hoping to bounce back here after a 3-1 Ligue 1 loss in their previous game against St Etienne.

In that match, Reims managed 47% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. The only player to score for Reims was Keito Nakamura (42'). Saint-Etienne had 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Augustine Boakye (50', 57') and Lucas Stassin (80') scored for St Etienne.

Luka Elsner's Reims have netted a sum total of 5 times over their prior six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 7.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Reims:

• have not emerged victorious against Nice in their previous 11 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.

Nice

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Nice will go into the match after a 3-2 Ligue 1 win in the defeat of Rennes in their last fixture.

In that match, Nice had 46% possession and 9 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Nice, the goalscorers were Evann Guessand (12'), Sofiane Diop (34') and Gaëtan Laborde (45'). At the other end, Rennes had 10 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Arnaud Kalimuendo (27') and Adrien Truffert (49') scored for Rennes.

Indicating their involvement in eventful encounters, goals have been celebrated 22 times in the prior 6 matches in which Nice have sent out their troops, making it a mean average of 3.67 goals each clash. Opposing teams have hit 12 of this grand total. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be sustained here, of course.

Taking a look at their past results, Nice:

• have not won against Reims in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
• haven't been defeated by Reims when having played them away from home in the previous 8 matches in the league. An fantastic away run.
• are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 08/08/2021 shows that Reims have won 0 of these and Nice 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 4.

A total of 8 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 3 for Les rouges et blancs and 5 netted by Les Aiglons. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.33.

The last league clash featuring these sides was Ligue 1 match day 28 on 07/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Reims 0-0 Nice.

That day, Reims had 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Nice got 18 shots on goal with 3 on target.

The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier.

ℹ️ Team News: Reims

Reda Khadra (Cruciate ligament tear), Mohamed Daramy (Knee injury) and Abdoul Koné (Hamstring injury) won’t be available for Reims boss Luka Elsner.

It’s our opinion that Les rouges et blancs may well use a 4-3-3 system for the game, handing starts to Yehvann Diouf, Aurelio Buta, Cedric Kipre, Joseph Okumu, Sergio Akieme, V. Atangana Edoa, Teddy Teuma, Marshall Munetsi, Junya Ito, Oumar Diakite and Keito Nakamura.

ℹ️ Team News: Nice

Nice boss Franck Haise has not got a full squad to pick from. Morgan Sanson (Injury to the ankle), Ali Abdi (Hamstring injury), Jérémie Boga (Muscle injury) and Terem Moffi (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here.

We are inclined to think that Les Aiglons could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Marcin Bulka, Jonathan Clauss, Y. Ndayishimiye, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Melvin Bard, Hicham Boudaoui, Tanguy Ndombele, Evann Guessand, Badredine Bouanani, Sofiane Diop and Gaetan Laborde.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Nice and Reims may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.

It will be interesting to see how this one goes, and it’s not easy to pick a clear winner. We’re therefore predicting a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes.

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Victor Martins, 17:01 11/01/2025