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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 4pm UK
Stade Velodrome
Reims

Marseille
2 - 1
Reims

Ounahi (23'), Oliveira (73')
Lodi (59')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Ito (10')
Munetsi (36'), Wilson-Esbrand (45+3'), Richardson (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Marseille and Reims, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Panathinaikos 1-0 Marseille
Wednesday, August 9 at 7pm in Champions League
Last Game: Reims 1-3 Montpellier
Saturday, June 3 at 8pm in Ligue 1

We said: Marseille 2-1 Reims

Despite Wednesday's defeat in Greece, we expect Marseille to kick-start their Ligue 1 campaign with a narrow victory over Reims, who registered one of the worst away records in the French top flight last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Marseille win with a probability of 51.76%. A win for Reims had a probability of 24.37% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.69%) and 2-0 (8.8%). The likeliest Reims win was 0-1 (6.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Marseille in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Marseille.

Result
MarseilleDrawReims
51.76% (-0.012 -0.01) 23.87% (0.0030000000000001 0) 24.37% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Both teams to score 54.75% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.46% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)46.53% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.19% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)68.81% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Marseille Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.02% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)17.98% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.17% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)48.82% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Reims Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.75% (0.007000000000005 0.01)33.25% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.14% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)69.86% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Marseille 51.75%
    Reims 24.37%
    Draw 23.87%
MarseilleDrawReims
1-0 @ 10.25%
2-1 @ 9.69% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 8.8% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 5.54% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 5.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 3.05%
4-1 @ 2.38% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-0 @ 2.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.31%
Other @ 3.53%
Total : 51.75%
1-1 @ 11.29%
0-0 @ 5.98% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 5.34%
3-3 @ 1.12% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 23.87%
0-1 @ 6.58% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-2 @ 6.22% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.62% (0.0020000000000002 0)
1-3 @ 2.28% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.96% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.33% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.37%
Total : 24.37%

How you voted: Marseille vs Reims

Marseille
Draw
Reims
Marseille
80.0%
Draw
6.7%
Reims
13.3%
30
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 28
Reims
1-2
Marseille
Balogun (13')
Sanchez (16', 29')
Aug 7, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 1
Marseille
4-1
Reims
Faes (13' og.), Tavares (45+1'), Suarez Charris (75', 90+3')
Gigot (59'), Tudor (71')
Balogun (84')
Apr 24, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 34
Reims
0-1
Marseille

Locko (28')
Gerson (83')
Peres (5')
Dec 22, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 19
Marseille
1-1
Reims
Payet (90+7' pen.)
Rongier (28'), Gerson (45'), Payet (85'), Kamara (90+8')
Dieng (85')
Ekitike (75')
Cassama (81'), Abdelhamid (90+3'), Gravillon (90+6')
Gravillon (90+7')
Apr 23, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 34
Reims
1-3
Marseille
Mbuku (38')
Payet (41', 76'), Milik (45+1')
Faes (29'), Sampaoli (56')
Faes (69')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG33256289345581
2Marseille33195970452562
3MonacoMonaco33187863372661
4Nice33169860411957
5Lille33169850351557
6StrasbourgStrasbourg33169854411357
7Lyon331661163461754
8Brest33155135253-150
9Lens33147123839-149
10Auxerre33119134748-142
11Rennes33132184946341
12Toulouse33109144141039
13Angers33106173251-1936
14Reims3389163245-1333
15NantesNantes33712143652-1633
16Le HavreLe Havre3394203769-3231
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3386193774-3730
RMontpellier HSCMontpellier3344252376-5316


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