H2H: Stade de Reims vs Nîmes Olympique – Prediction (Ligue 1

H2H: Reims vs Nîmes – Comparison.

Boulaye Dia (REI) dominates the L1 top scorer standings with eight goals to date, but is yet to score at Stade Auguste-Delaune. First goalscorer for Nîmes last time out, Moussa Koné has seen each of his last four L1 strikes arrive in or after the 80th minute. All but one of the last ten top-flight H2Hs have seen the same HT/FT result.

Reims Insights.

Despite enjoying a three-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 (L1) for the first time this campaign (W2, D1), Stade de Reims are still enduring their worst ten-game start to a top-flight campaign in the club’s history (W2, D3, L5). Fans should expect a lively start though, as the opener has been scored before the 25th minute in Reims’ last seven L1 matches. Two early goals gave Reims a 2-1 victory in their last L1 home outing, allowing the hosts to claim their first home win of the 2020/21 campaign. Here, they will be keen for another good start, considering that four of their last five L1 home games have witnessed the victorious side on the day boast a one-goal margin lead at HT.

Nîmes Insights.

Nîmes Olympique’s recent 5-1 home loss made it just one win from their previous nine league fixtures (W1, D2, L6), with each of the last seven witnessing Nîmes fail to score before the 80th minute. ‘Les Crocos’ make this trip knowing that if they lose, it would be the first time since November 1991 that any Nîmes side has lost five top-flight games in a row. With just two wins (D6, L11) from 19 previous L1 away outings, and an average of just 0.84 goals scored across those fixtures, Nîmes are clear outsiders here. Furthermore, the visitors have a habit of conceding first on the road, doing so in 14 (W1, D3, L10) of the previously mentioned matches.