Two sides in the middle of the Ligue 1 standings meet this weekend when Reims welcomes Lyon to Stade Auguste-Delaune in the 30th game week of the French top flight. Match day schedules for 20th March 2022 at 19:05 EAT.
Reims gets into this game in the 12th place with 35 points, having lost nine games, winning eight times and recording 11 draws 11 times. The hosts form has been patchy throughout the current season, but statistically at least, they are currently in the midst of their best run of the campaign. Reims is undefeated in their last four league fixtures but has been drawing games in multiple occasions.
The Red and Whites will be aiming for another positive results following 0-1 Ligue 1 victory to beat Angers SCO. In that match, Reims had 37% possession, 10 shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Alexis Flips (24′). Angers SCO got 20 shots with seven of them on target.
On the other side, Lyon sits in the 10th place 41 points from 28 games in the league standings. In their campaign, they have 11 wins against eight losses while drawing in nine other occasions. They have scored 40 in total while conceding a sum of 37 which shows some room for improvement in defense is would be necessary. Lyon won and lost twice from their last five fixtures and they have been recently reduced a point due to Federation decision.
Lyon held each other to 1-1 draw with Porto in their last game in the Europa League. In that match, Lyon had 52% possession, 13 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Moussa Dembélé (13′). FC Porto got nine shots with two of them on target and a goal by Pepê Aquino (27′).
Reims vs Lyon head to head
Since 2012 these two teams have had 15 head to head against each other. Lyon claims seven wins, Reims five wins and three matches ended in stalemate.
- Lyon 1-2 Reims 1/12/21
- Reims 1-1 Lyon 12/03/21
- Lyon 3-0 Reims 29/11/20
- Reims 1-1 Lyon 21/12/19
- Lyon 1-1 Reims 11/01/19
Home
- Angers 0-1 Reims
- Reims 1-1 Strasbourg
- Monaco 1-2 Reims
- Reims 1-1 Brest
- Nantes 1-0 Reims
Away
- Lyon 1-1 Porto
- Lyon 2–4 Rennes
- Porto 0-1 Lyon
- Lorient 1-4 Lyon
- Lyon 0-1 Lille
Reims team news
Valon Berish and Fode Doucoure are sidelined with injuries while Hugo Ekitike, Andreaw Gravillon, Jens Cajuste and El Bilal Toure are also in doubts for this fixture as they recover from injuries. Anastasios Donis will also miss out this game through suspension.
Lyon team news
Rayan Cherki and Sinaly Diomande have been ruled out of this game through injuries while Jerome Boateng is still a doubt.
Prediction and odds
Lyon is the better team on paper however they are winless in their last two fixtures while Reims comes into this meeting unbeaten in their last four games.
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Double Chance 1 or 2
