Stade de Reims vs OGC Nice Prediction: Nice to drop

Stade de Reims and OGC Nice go head to head for the 19th fixture of the French Ligue 1. Stade de Reims have found a positive form lately after picking up 3 wins in their last 4 matches. OGC Nice have been the opposite as they have struggled recently with 2 losses in their last 4 matches. 

They ran out big winners last time out, beating Montpellier 6-1 on home soil.

Stade de Reims

It's 3 wins and 1 draw for Stade de Reims and they are starting to get in their stride. Reims are in 11th spot, with 24 points after 18 games. They have won 5, drawn 9 and lost 4 matches so far and their goal ratio is 21/23. 

Playing at home, they have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2 games this season and managed just 10 goals while conceding 11.

Stade de Reims have no losses in their last 4 matches. in 5/7 matches, more than 2.5 goals have been scored and they have opened scoring in 8/9 matches. In 5/7 matches, they have been first half winners and in ⅞ matches less than 4.5 cards have been shown.

OGC Nice

Nice pulled off a shocker by beating Montpellier 6-1 in their last game. It would be interesting to see how they follow up in this game. Nice have been poor prior to their big win with 4 losses and 2 draws in the last 6 games. 

They are currently in 10th position with 24 points after 18 games. They have 6 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses with a goal ratio of 22/20. 

Away from home, they have 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 loses in 9 away games and managed a 11/12 goal ratio.

OGC Nice are without a clean sheet in 3 matches and have seen less than 4.5 cards in 8/9 matches. in 7/7 games, less than 10.5 corners have been played.

Head to Head

OGC Nice are top dogs in the head to head battle. After 17 matches, OGC Nice have 6 wins and Stade de Reims have 3 wins and 8 matches ended in a draw.

OGC Nice have not tasted defeat in the last 7 matches against Reims. In 9/10 matches less than 2.5 goals have been scored and in 9/9 matches less than 4.5 cards have been shown.

Predicted lineups

• Stade de Reims (4-2-3-1): Yehvann Diouf (GK), Thomas Foket (RB), Emmanuel Agbado (CB), Yunis Abdelhamid (CB), Thibaut De smet (LB), Marshall Munetsi (DM), Azor Matusiwa (DM), Junya Ito (RM), Alexis Flips (CM), Arber Zeneli (LM), Folarin Balogun (CF)
• OGC Nice (4-2-3-1): Kasper Schmeichel (GK), Jordan Lotomba (RB), Jean Clair Todibo (CB), Dante (CB), Melvin Bard (LB), Pablo Rosario (DM), Kephrem Thuram (DM), Sofiane Diop (LM), Aaron Ramsey (CM), Nicolas Pepe (RM), Gaetan Laborde (CF)

Expert Betting Tips

It is highly unlikely that Stade de Reims will slow down. They are having a great time at the moment and they are feeling confident in their new form. OGC Nice were lucky against Montpellier and I don't see them following up in this game.

Folarin Balogun has scored in the last 3 home games he has played. If Reims gets a goal, Balogun will likely be the scorer.

OGC Nice turned up the heat against Montpellier, scoring 6 goals in that match. We will see how they turn up against a worthy opponent. 

• Bet on Over 2 goals at 1.60 odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score at 1.83 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-1 at 9 Odds