Stade Reims welcome OGC Nice to the Stade Auguste Delaune for a crunch Ligue 1 tie. Stade Reims remain unbeaten in their last 3 and played a draw last weekend, so a win is much needed in this game. While OGC Nice slumped to a defeat and they hope to bounce back against a tough Stade Reims side.
Stade Reims last 5 league results were: WLDWD and OGC Nice last 5 were: DLLWL.
According to the league table, OGC Nice is 5th with 43 points in 27 games, while Stade Reims is 9th with 39 points in 27 games.
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Stade Reims are lower on the table but have the greater advantage of winning the upcoming game against OGC Nice. They are currently on a 3-match unbeaten run, as they had 2 draws and a win in those 3 games.
Stade Reims played against Olympique Lyon last weekend away from home and they managed to take away 1 point as the game ended 1-1 at full time. Joseph Okumu gave Reims the opening goal in the 55th minute, but they conceded the equalizer 10 minutes later and the game ended in a stalemate. According to the stats, Reims had 36% possession, 5 shots on target and 8 corner kicks. They created 1 big chance and hit the woodwork once during the match.
Stade Reims are in a very strong position to dictate play and grind out the results, but no one is writing off a desperate OGC Nice side.
OGC Nice
OGC Nice are back where they started and all hope that they had steered off the storm was quelled by yet another defeat they suffered last weekend. OGC Nice have won just 1 of their last 8 league games and they are playing away from home against Stade Reims in the upcoming game.
OGC Nice hosted Nantes at home last weekend and they were completely stunned as Nantes beat them 2-1 at the end. Nantes took an early lead in the 19th minute and OGC Nice couldn't square the game until the 72nd minute, when Terem Moffi scored from the penalty spot. And no more than 5 minutes later, Nantes had a penalty and they converted to put them back ahead. The game ended with that scoreline and OGC Nice were defeated. According to stats OGC Nice had 57% possession, 3 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. And they created only 1 big chance throughout the game.
OGC Nice are just off the rails and they might not recover in time until the end of the season.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, the last 20 meetings saw OGC Nice get 7 wins and Stade Reims get 3 wins while 10 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
OGC Nice are haunted by their own demons and it's going to not end well for them certainly. They have to question the competence of the team's management for such a dramatic turn to their fortunes. Stade Reims are fully confident of their abilities and of the struggles of the OGC Nice team.
The h2h streak shows Nice are unbeaten in the last 10 meetings and 8 of the last 10 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals. 9 of the last 10 ended with less than 4.5 cards and the last 5 meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.
- Reims to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.9 Odds
- Multiscore 1:0, 2:0 or 2:1 at 3.5 Odds
- Reims to Win 2-1 at 10.00 Odds
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