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Ligue 1 | Gameweek 18
Dec 11, 2021 at 8pm UK
Stade Auguste Delaune
Saint-Etienne

Reims
2 - 0
St Etienne

Bilal Toure (23' pen.), Mbuku (89')
Konan (53'), Faes (54')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Macon (67'), Khazri (79')
Bouanga (45+1')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Reims 1-0 Saint-Etienne

It is hard to know what to expect from the visitors in the absence of Puel but Reims seem the more likely victors, even in spite of the squad's many absences, so we are backing a narrow home victory. 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 Reims win with a probability of 41.01%. A win for Saint-Etienne had a probability of 30.72% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.22%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Saint-Etienne win was 0-1 (10.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reims would win this match.

Result
ReimsDrawSaint-Etienne
41.01%28.27%30.72%
Both teams to score 46.06%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.04%59.96%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.79%80.2%
Reims Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.27%28.72%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.44%64.55%
Saint-Etienne Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.63%35.37%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.87%72.13%
Score Analysis
    Reims 41.01%
    Saint-Etienne 30.71%
    Draw 28.26%
ReimsDrawSaint-Etienne
1-0 @ 12.67%
2-1 @ 8.22%
2-0 @ 7.91%
3-1 @ 3.42%
3-0 @ 3.29%
3-2 @ 1.78%
4-1 @ 1.07%
4-0 @ 1.03%
Other @ 1.65%
Total : 41.01%
1-1 @ 13.17%
0-0 @ 10.15%
2-2 @ 4.27%
Other @ 0.67%
Total : 28.26%
0-1 @ 10.55%
1-2 @ 6.85%
0-2 @ 5.49%
1-3 @ 2.37%
0-3 @ 1.9%
2-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 30.71%

How you voted: Reims vs St Etienne

Reims
87.0%
Draw
6.5%
Saint-Etienne
6.5%
46
Head to Head
Feb 20, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 26
St Etienne
1-1
Reims
Abi (89')
Bilal Toure (72')
Mbuku (79'), Doumbia (89')
Jan 9, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 19
Reims
3-1
St Etienne
Dia (12' pen., 37'), Cafaro (58')
Cassama (14'), Mbuku (32')
Abi (72')
Boudebouz (11'), Puel (26'), Nordin (43'), Moulin (58'), Bouanga (69')
Feb 23, 2020 2pm
Gameweek 26
St Etienne
1-1
Reims
Dia (90' pen.)
Munetsi (87')
Dec 8, 2019 2pm
Gameweek 17
Reims
3-1
St Etienne
Oudin (10'), Dia (67'), Doumbia (92')
Foket (33'), Kamara (89')
Hamouma (59')
Aholou (55'), Bouanga (64')
Apr 21, 2019 4pm
Gameweek 33
Reims
0-2
St Etienne

Foket (61'), Chavalerin (79'), Cafaro (90')
Cabella (24'), Engels (51' og.)
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1Paris Saint-GermainPSG16124044143040
2Marseille1593332181430
3MonacoMonaco1693426161030
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6Nice156632819924
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8Auxerre156362323021
9Toulouse156361717021
10Reims155552018220
11Brest156182427-319
12Rennes155282020017
13StrasbourgStrasbourg154562527-217
14NantesNantes153571724-714
15Angers153481426-1213
16Saint-EtienneSt Etienne1541101234-2213
17Le HavreLe Havre1540111129-1812
18Montpellier HSCMontpellier1523101538-239


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