Nantes vs Reims Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2023
Nantes welcome Reims for a clah in the Ligue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday.
While Reims could be closing on the top six with a win here, Nantes will be hoping to add some distance to the lower regions. Of these two possible scenarios, the former definitely looks more likely than the latter.
Nantes scored 12 goals, conceded 13 and fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Reims managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded five goals in total, and while claiming seven clean sheets, they conceded 0.5 goals an average per game.
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Reims came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Sunday.
Nantes vs Reims Prediction
Nantes Form
Nantes claimed two points in their previous three matches, where they lost 4-2 against PSG. They took a point in a2-2 draw with Nice, before also drawing 1-1 with Lyon. Nantes only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Ligue 1 matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored four and conceded five goals.
Reims Form
In the last three matches, Reims beat AC Ajaccio 1-0, won 0-1 against Monaco, and lost 1-2 against Marseille. Reims, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn four and lost zero in their last six away in the Ligue 1.
Nantes enjoy a record of six wins, 12 draws and ten defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Reims are looking at ten wins, 13 draws and five defeats in the Ligue 1.
Nantes vs Reims Stats
- In 11 of the last 13 Nantes home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 matches in a row Nantes played, both teams scored
- Nantes have conceded in the last 8 matches in a row
- Nantes have not won 7 of the last 8 matches
- Nantes have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Reims have not lost 23 of the last 25 matches
- Reims have won the last 3 matches in a row without conceding a goal
- Reims have not lost 14 of the last 16 away matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Reims away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Reims have won the last 3 matches in a row
Nantes vs Reims Squads
Nantes Squad
The 59-year-old Kombouare will select the starting eleven against Reims from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:
Alban Lafont (0/27), Denis Petric (0/0), Remy Descamps (0/1), Andrei Girotto (1/27), Charles Traore (0/9), Jaouen Hadjam (0/9), Jean-Charles Castelletto (0/23), Joao Victor (0/7), Lorik Cana (0/0), Michel Diaz (0/0), Nathan Zeze (0/1), Nicolas Pallois (0/19), Robin Voisine (0/0), Sebastien Corchia (0/20), Florent Mollet (1/9), Lohann Doucet (0/9), Ludovic Blas (6/27), Moussa Sissoko (2/21), Pedro Chirivella (0/23), Quentin Merlin (0/16), Samuel Moutoussamy (0/25), Samuel Yepie (0/0), Stredair Appuah (0/1), Andy Delort (6/20), Evann Guessand (2/26), Fabien Centonze (0/15), Gor Manvelyan (0/0), Ignatius Ganago (4/24), Marcus Regis Coco (1/16), Moses Simon (5/24), Mostafa Mohamed (6/28).
Reims Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Reims players that the manager Will Still will choose from for the upcoming game:
Alexandre Olliero (0/0), Florent Duparchy (0/0), Nicolas Penneteau (0/0), Yehvann Diouf (0/21), Cheick Keita (0/7), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/21), Maxime Busi (0/12), Therence Koudou (0/0), Thibault De Smet (0/14), Thomas Foket (0/14), Alexis Flips (2/23), Arber Zeneli (0/19), Azor Matusiwa (0/22), Dion Lopy (0/23), Jens-Lys Cajuste (3/22), Kamory Doumbia (2/20), Marshall Munetsi (5/24), Odair Fortes (0/0), Valentin Atangana Edoa (0/1), Yunis Abdelhamid (1/28), Folarin Balogun (17/27), Junya Ito (5/25), Kaj Sierhuis (0/7), Mitchel van Bergen (0/23), Myziane Maolida (1/6), Noah Holm (0/8).
Nantes vs Reims Team News
Nantes could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Reims.
Andy Delort, Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric are missing from the squad, Nantes will field against Reimson Sunday.
Reims have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Myziane Maolida is too injured to face Reims.
Nantes vs Reims Lineups
Nantes vs Reims H2H
Nantes claimed a 1-0 win, while Reims answered back with a 1-0 win in their two most recent meetings. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Nantes won three times, while Reims ran out winners six times. A home win gets you odds at 13/7 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 20/13.
Nantes vs Reims Results
In four of the previous ten matches between Nantes and Reims both teams scored.
Nantes vs Reims Betting Tips
While Folarin Balogun added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Ligue 1, Ludovic Blas scored twice in his last six.
Nantes claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Reims won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing five and losing one in this series of matches. Nantes managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past ten encounters between Nantes and Reims, with Nantes scoring 0.8 goals on average per game. Reims averaged 1.2 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nantes, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Reims's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.
