Reims vs Monaco Predictions

• Monaco have not kept a clean sheet in nine straight away games.
• Reims scored at least once in three of their last four defeats.
• 13 of the last 14 H2Hs ended level or settled with just a single-goal margin.

Reims look to get back on track

Oscar Garcia’s Reims are winless in their last four Ligue 1 games, leaving them embroiled in a relegation scrap. However, they did score four goals across that period, hinting at some sort of attacking show from the hosts here as they attempt to improve Garcia’s woeful 0.92 points per game average (W2, D5, L5). 

While Reims are unbeaten in two of their last three home league games, the only team they have managed to beat here is last season’s relegation play-off participants, Nantes. As such, our main bet is for Reims to falter again in this battle of ‘rouges et blancs’.

Mediocre Monaco must move on up

While Niko Kovac oversaw a slender 1-0 victory for Monaco here last season, his side and clean sheets have rarely been used in the same sentence this term. 

The Monegasques often have to score at least twice to win and given their return of one clean sheet from ten competitive away games this season, we predict them to allow at least one goal past them here. 

Combining Monaco’s leaky travelling defence with the often tight affairs played out by these sides conveniently leads us to the correct score prediction of a 2-1 victory for Monaco as they look to push away from their currently disappointing mid-table berth. 

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