Nantes vs Stade Reims Prediction: Reims should not have too many problems here!

Nantes and Reims are separated by just 3 points in the middle of the table and both sides look ready to take on each other and improve their position on the table. Stated Reims are 5th on the table with 17 points and Nantes are 7th with 14 points after playing 10 games this season. Nantes are coming off a 4-0 defeat against RC Lens last weekend, while Reims beat Lorient 1-0 at home in their last game.

Nantes

Nantes need a strong response in this game since their last defeat against RC Lens. The defeat brought an end to their 2-match win streak and they have now lost 2 of the last 5 games, winning the remaining 3. Following the defeat, Nantes were ranked 7th on the table, with 17 points from 10 games. They have recorded 4 wins, 2 draws, and 4 defeats and their goal ratio is 4.

Nantes will be playing at home in this game against Stade Reims and they will hope to continue that good home form. They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 home games and their 5 home games, they lost only once against Toulouse.

Nantes have failed to beat Stade Reims in their last 2 meetings, as they lost the most recent game 3-0 at home last season and the previous meeting ended in a 1-0 defeat away from home. In their last 5 meetings against Reims, they won only once and lost the remaining 4 matches.

Stade Reims

All statistics tend to point to a Stade Reims win in this game. They are coming off a narrow win over Lorient in their last game and they hope to continue with another win against Nantes. The game against Lorient looked certain to be heading to a full time draw, until Josh Wilson-Esbrand scored the winning goal for Reims in the 84th minute to seal the win. That win leaves Stade Reims in 5th place on the table, with 17 points from 10 matches. They have won 5 games, drawn 2 and lost 3 games this season.

Stade Reims have been a good team while playing away from home this season. In their 5 away matches, they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their last game away from home was against Toulouse and they played out a 1-1 draw at full time.

Stade Reims are also looking confident ahead of this game because they beat Stade Reims in both matches last season. And Particularly in the game at the Stade de la Beaujoire, when they got a comfortable 3-0 win last season. Alexis Flips scored a brace in the first half of that match and Marshall Munetsi scored the third goal in the second half to seal the 3-0 win.

Head to Head

Stade Reims and Nantes have played 20 matches against each other in the past. Reims won 10 matches, while Nantes won 4 matches and they played a draw in 6 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Nantes were totally destroyed in their last match against RC Lens and it is unclear if that will affect the team positively or negatively in this match. Stade Reims are feeling confident of beating Nantes as they did last season.

Nantes have seen more than 2.5 goals scored in 4 out of 5 of their matches, while Stade Reims have had both teams score in 6 out their last 8 matches. And between them, less than 10.5 corners have been played in 5 out of 6 matches.

• Away Win Either Half at 1.85 Odds
• Under 11 Corners at 1.60 Odds
• Reims to Score Goal 1 at 2.02 Odds