Reims vs Angers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st May 2023

Only three rounds remain of Ligue 1 season, and both Reims and Angers look to bolster their account at Stade Auguste Delaune on Sunday.

Ranked as number 11 in the Ligue 1 standings, Reims, have so far collected 50 points this season, while Angers collected 14 points. This puts them up as number 20 after 35 rounds.

Reims need a good result here against Angers, if they wish to climb the Ligue 1 table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Stade Auguste Delaune.

Reims have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 11 goals, or 1.1 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to four clean sheets in this run.

Angers are currently not the most scoring team in the Ligue 1, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 24 times, an average of 2.4 per game. They managed one clean sheet in of these.

Reims go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 4-2 the last two times they played Angers.

Reims vs Angers Prediction

Reims Form

It is all or nothing with Reims presently. They first went down 1-0 in an encounter with Clermont Foot, to which they replied by beating Lille1-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against Lens. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Reims have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored seven and conceded five goals.

Angers Form

Angers were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 4-2 by Rennes. Next up, Monaco won 1-2, before losing 3-1 against Marseille. Angers are winless in their last six away games in the Ligue 1, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 19 goals while scoring five themselves.

Many people had Angers down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Reims don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when Angers come visiting this coming Sunday.

Reims are looking at a record of 12 wins, 14 draws and nine defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Angers are looking at three wins, five draws and 27 defeats in the Ligue 1.

Reims vs Angers Squads

Reims Squad

The 30-year-old Still will select the starting eleven against Angers from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season:

Alexandre Olliero (0/0), Florent Duparchy (0/0), Nicolas Penneteau (0/0), Yehvann Diouf (0/28), Cheick Keita (0/8), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/27), Maxime Busi (0/18), Therence Koudou (0/0), Thibault De Smet (0/20), Thomas Foket (0/21), Alexis Flips (4/30), Arber Zeneli (0/23), Azor Matusiwa (0/28), Dion Lopy (0/27), Jens-Lys Cajuste (3/28), Kamory Doumbia (2/25), Marshall Munetsi (7/31), Odair Fortes (0/0), Valentin Atangana Edoa (0/4), Yunis Abdelhamid (1/35), Folarin Balogun (19/34), Junya Ito (5/32), Kaj Sierhuis (0/12), Mitchel van Bergen (0/28), Myziane Maolida (1/8), Noah Holm (0/8).

Angers Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Angers head coach Dujeux will select from for his starting XI:

Matteo Petitgenet (0/0), Paul Bernardoni (0/27), Theo Borne (0/0), Yahia Fofana (0/8), Abdoulaye Bamba (0/18), Cedric Hountondji (0/34), Faouzi Ghoulam (0/7), Halid Sabanovic (1/12), Ilyes Chetti (0/6), Lilian Rao-Lisoa (0/4), Miha Blazic (2/22), Souleyman Doumbia (0/24), Yan Valery (0/27), Ali Kalla (0/0), Amine Salama (3/25), Batista Mendy (0/32), Himad Abdelli (0/27), Jean Bahoya (0/10), Nabil Bentaleb (4/29), Ousmane Camara (0/9), Pierrick Capelle (0/23), Waniss Taibi (0/11), Yassin Belkhdim (0/0), Zinedine Ould Khaled (0/0), Abdallah Sima (5/31), Adrien Hunou (4/31), Farid El Melali (0/15), Ibrahima Niane (2/14), Jason Mbock (0/0), Lois Diony (1/8), Sada Thioub (1/24), Ulrick Eneme Ella (0/0).

Reims vs Angers Team News

Reims have an almost full squad available against Angers at Stade Auguste Delaune with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Reims can't field Myziane Maolida on Sunday against Angers.

Angers are juggling with four absent players on on Sunday when travelling to Reims.

Angers need to do without Yahia Fofana, Lois Diony, Ulrick Eneme Ella and Ali Kalla, who are not fit enough to travel to Stade Auguste Delaune.

Reims vs Angers Lineups

Reims vs Angers H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Angers claimed a win in two of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Reims won four of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 2/5.

Reims vs Angers Results

Both teams to score paid out six times in the previous ten matches between home side Reims and Angers. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/5.

Reims vs Angers Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Reims, Folarin Balogun has been good for them over the course of the season with 19 goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Angers, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Sunday, depending on your betting strategy.

Reims won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stade Auguste Delaune. They drew two and lost two as well, while Angers won one of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost eight. Angers apparently have a hard time keeping opponents at bay on their travel with just five clean sheets in their last 10 away matches. Reims pulled off two clean sheets in their past 10 matches Stade Auguste Delaune.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet four times. Reims managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Angers averaging 0.9 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Reims’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Angers, who scored 0.8 times on average in those matches.