Stade Reims vs Olympique Marseille Prediction: There's too much to lose, so don't lose!

Stade Reims and Olympique Marseille gear up for some midweek Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Auguste Delaune. It's a match of huge consequences for both clubs as it affects their current position on the Ligue 1 table. For Reims, a defeat would mean, they drop down to a lower position than they already are, as well as Olympique Marseille. 

The Ligue 1 table shows Stade Reims are currently 11th with 41 points while Olympique Marseille are 8th with 47 points.

Stade Reims will be lucky to end the season in 11th spot after a series of poor results in the last couple of weeks. Right behind them are Montpellier and Strasbourg, who are 1 and 2 points behind respectively. So this game holds huge significance for Reims. Results from their last 5 games shows they had 2 draws and 3 defeats and their overall season record is: 11 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats.

Reims played against Brest last week away from home and took a point in the end. According to match reports Marshall Munetsi gave Reims the opening goal in the 25th minute and then they conceded the equalizer in the 47th minute. And in the second half, neither side were able to go ahead until the end. According to stats, Reims had 40% possession, 2 shots on target and 4 corner kicks.

Olympique Marseille have a slim chance to qualify for any of Europe's competitions next season and in order to fulfill that, they need to win the remaining games and hope Olympique Lyon and RC Lens slip up in their remaining games. It's been a tough few weeks for Olympique Marseille in both the Ligue 1 and the Europa League. Results from their last 5 league games showed they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat and their overall season's record is: 12 wins, 11 draws and 9 defeats. 

Olympique Marseille had a good game last week against Lorient, as they ended up winning 3-1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the first goal in the 36’ minute and Samuel Gigot scored the second in the 41’ minute while Lorient pulled one goal back in the 43’ minute. And in the 54’ minute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Marseille's third goal from the spot to seal the 3-1 win. According to stats, Marseille had 58% possession, 4 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. 

According to the h2h, in all 19 meetings between Olympique Marseille and Stade Reims, Marseille won 9 matches while Reims won 4 and 6 matches ended as a draw.

This game is of huge impact and both clubs would really want a win here. Reims will offer little confidence due to their poor run, but keeping things tight and getting a draw might be a better end. For Olympique Marseille, they have the quality but there's still a doubt if they will be at their best in this game. 

Olympique Marseille won the last 4 meetings and they were unbeaten in the last 7. Stade Reims were without a clean sheet in the last 7 while Marseille were without a clean sheet in the last 3. Both teams scored in 6 of the last 7 meetings and Reims scored first in 7 of the last 9 meetings. 

• 3 Way Total Under 3 Goals at 2.191 Odds
• Under 2.5 Goals at 2.13 Odds
• Draw Full Time at 3.50 Odds