In the early Sunday match of the eighth round of the French Ligue 1, Reims will play at home with Monaco. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this meeting.
Reims
Reims is right above the relegation zone, in 16th place in the standings, with 6 points scored. The season started with two defeats, followed by two draws. Reims got their only victory so far at the end of August on the road over Angers (4:2). After it, they offensively missed the victory at home in the match with Lance (1:1), missing in the end when the opponent played in the minority. In the last round, Oscar Garcia's team lost away to Toulouse (0:1).
"Monaco"
The Monegasques had a very weak August, not only crashing out of the Champions League qualification, but also giving out a 4-match winless streak in the championship, most of all in which they were struck by crushing home defeats from Lance (1:4) and Troyes (2:4). In September, Philippe Clement's team came to its senses, defeating Nice away (1-0) and Lyon at home (2-1). Between these matches, Monaco also beat Serbia's Crvena Zvezda away in the first round of the Europa League (1-0). But last Thursday there was a home defeat against Hungarian Ferencvaros (0:1).
Statistics and figures
- Reims has won only 1 match out of the last eight, losing four times;
- In four of the last five matches of Reims, the Total bet was less than 2.5;
- Reims has a 6-match winless streak at home (2 draws + 4 defeats);
- Draws were recorded in three of the last five head-to-head matches, and Reims and Monaco celebrated victories once more;
- Monaco have won 3 of their last four matches, losing only once;
- In three of Monaco's last four matches, the Total bet was less than 1.5;
- Monaco has a 10-match unbeaten away streak (7 wins + 3 draws).
Forecast
It will be difficult for the Monegasques to recover by Sunday afternoon after a late match on Thursday. Besides, their morale must have dropped, and the team's attack didn't look too powerful anyway. Given the statistics of face-to-face meetings, the draw trend may continue here again. Although a bet on a smaller total looks like a more reliable choice.