Stade de Reims vs Lille Prediction: Lille are outright winners

Lille are taking all chances to end up in the UEFA Europa spot at least if not the Champions League and they are back in action chasing 3 vital points to their quest. They are on the road this time to face struggling Stade de Reims at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Lille are in the Conference League spot but can’t afford any slip ups as Rennes are only behind by 3 points. Stade de Reims seem comfortable in 11th spot but not for too long. Their recent form has been horrible and now Montpellier are just 4 points away from their position. Both sides need a win to hold down their positions on the table with just 4 matches to go. 

Talk about horrible and you will definitely find Stade de Reims. They are in a very terrible form in a very crucial part of the season. They lost their last 3 matches and the signs don’t look good if they intend to keep their position on the table. Reims have 3 defeats, 1 draw and 1 win in their last 5. In the league their overall stats is, 11 wins, 14 draws and 8 defeats in 33 matches. They are 11th on the table with 47 points and their goal ratio is 40:35.

Stade de Reims lost their last game for the 3rd time in a row against Clermont Foot away from home. They were behind in just 4 minutes into the game as Grejohn Kyei gave Clermont Foot the early lead. Stade de Reims tried to get back in the game but failed and lost by1-0. Reims had 67% possession, 3 shots on target and 8 corner kicks.

Team streak: losses (3), no wins (4), no goals scored (3), without a clean sheet (4), first to concede (4/5), first half loser (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (5/5), less than 10.5 corners (9/10).

Lille are far from the best but they are in very good form at this point in the season and they look like they might end up in Europe next season. They are undefeated in their last 3 games and in their last 5, they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Overall, they have 17 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats in 33 matches. They sit at 5th spot on the table, with 59 points and a goal ratio of 60:40. Lille were clinical in their 3-0 win against Ajaccio last weekend. The first half was enough for them to seal the win, as they scored all 3 goals before the 40th minute mark. Andre Gomes was the star performer of the game as they opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and then scored a brace in the 33rd minute. Remy Cabella put the game beyond doubt by scoring the 3rd in the 37th minute. Lille held onto the lead until the final whistle. According to statistics, Lille had 75% possession, 5 shots on target and corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (3), first to score (5/7), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Lille and Stade de Reims have played 19 matches against each other and the head to head record shows a close battle between the two. Each team has 7 wins and 5 matches ended in a draw.

• Reims are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• Lille are without a clean sheet in 4 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 8/10 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 8/10 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 8/8 meetings.

• Stade de Reims (4-2-3-1): Yehvann Diouf, Thibault De Smet, Yunis Abdelhamid, Emmanuel Agbadou, Thomas Foket, Marshall Munetsi, Azor Matusiwa, Alexis Flips, Kamory Doumbia, Junya Ito, Folarin Balogun.
• Lille (4-2-3-1): Lucas Chevalier, Bafode Diakite, Leny Yoro, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Angel Gomes, Andre Gomes, Edon Zhegrova, Remy Cabella, Jonathan Bamba, Jonathan David.

Analysis of Stade de Reims shows they have scored 40 goals and conceded 35 in 33 matches. They score an average of 1.2 goals per game with a conversion rate of 9%. They create an average of 2.5 chances per game and miss an average of 1.6 chances per game. They take an average of 14.0 shots per game and an average of 4.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.4 corners and concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. They have also kept 13 clean sheets.

Analysis of Lille shows they have scored 60 goals and conceded 40 in 33 matches. They score an average of 1.8 goals per game with a conversion rate of 12%. They create an average of 3.1 chances per game and miss an average of 2.0 chances per game. They take an average of 15.1 shots per game and an average of 6.0 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.8 corners and concede an average of 1.2 goals per game. They have also kept 9 clean sheets.

Based on Analysis, we suggest:

• Bet on More than 2 Goals at 1.70 Odds
• Bet on Away Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.63 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-2 at 6.9 Odds