Stade Reims vs Montpellier Prediction: How desperate is Reims?

Stade Reims continue their search for a win as they prepare to entertain Montpellier at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims were dealt a defeat in their last game against Strasbourg away from home. While Montpellier have been able to avoid a defeat in the last 3 matches. They played a draw with Clermont Foot in their last match away from home. Both sides will fancy their chances of getting a win, so we can expect a thrilling game.

Stade Reims had 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 league games while Montpellier had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in their last 5.

According to the Ligue 1 table, Stade Reims is 8th with 40 points while Montpellier is 13th with 33 points.

Stade Reims

Speculation suggests that Stade Reims might be heading down at the end of this round due to their consistent poor form of late. So far they have failed to win any of their last 3 league games, as they got 2 draws and a defeat. Stade Reims will now turn their attention to Montpellier and a win is a must for the team.

Stade Reims played their last game away from home against Strasbourg and they were beaten 3-1. Reims took the lead through Keito Nakamura in just 7 minutes before Strasbourg drew level in the 44th minute. But Stade Reims were dealt a huge blow as Amadou Kone was sent off just before half time. And in the second half, Strasbourg scored 2 extra goals and won the game in the end. Stats showed Reims had 52% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corners. 

Montpellier

For Montpellier they want to advance to the top of the table as much as they can and their results seem to agree with their expectations at the moment. Montpellier are now unbeaten in their last 3 games as they recorded 2 wins and 1 draw in those 3 games. 

Their last game against Clermont Foot ended in a draw away from home. Clermont Foot took the lead on the stroke of halftime and in the 56th minute Tanguy Coulibaly got the equalizer. It remained quiet after that and the game ended all square at the end. 

According to stats Montpellier had 49% possession, 6 shots on target and 4 corners. 

Head to Head

The h2h shows that in the last 20 meetings, Stade Reims won 8 games while Montpellier won 7 and 5 games ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

Stade Reims are looking desperate for a win but whether they will be able to get it is a different matter entirely. Montpellier are the favorites because of their fine form but against a desperate Stade Reims, that might not be the case. 

According to the h2h streak, both clubs are without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings and both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 meetings. 4 of the last 5 meetings also ended with more than 10.5 corners.

• Under 10.5 Corners at 1.63 Odds
• Draw or Under 2.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Draw FT 3.60 Odds