Lille vs Reims prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2023-09-25 19:00.
It was a frustrating afternoon for Lille in the previous round of Ligue 1 after they threw away a 2-0 lead in the final 20 minutes to draw with Rennes. Despite that, it remains their strongest five-game start to a league campaign since they last won the title in 2020/21 (W2, D2, L1), and they should enter this midweek clash with confidence after getting their European campaign off to a flying start with a 2-0 home win over Ljubljana.
Having won each of their last seven home league games, the longest ongoing run in the division, Lille could match their longest home league winning streak since the turn of the century with one more. Such an outcome should not surprise, especially seeing that Les Dogues are unbeaten in all but one of their home league games as pre-match favourites since the start of 2022/23 (W13. D4, L1), a tag they carry here against Reims.
Without the distraction of midweek European football, Will Still’s Reims had a while to mull over their 2-1 defeat against Brest in the last round, which was especially frustrating as Still’s men led 1-0 at half-time. That defeat levelled out Reims’ record to begin the league season (W2, D1, L2), which actually represents their joint-strongest start since making their top-flight return in 2018/19.
An impressive four of those seven points have come on the road (W1, D1, L1), although it could have been much better considering Reims took the lead in each outing. Playing well in vain isn’t a strange occurrence here either, with Reims getting on the scoresheet yet failing to win in each of the last four away H2Hs, two of which saw them hit the first goal (D2, L2).
Players to watch: Lille’s Jonathan David has made a goal contribution in five of his side’s eight competitive games this season and boasts an impressive 100% scoring rate in home H2Hs against Reims (G3). Trying to outdo him will be Reims’ Maltese midfielder, Teddy Teuma, whose 23-game run of winning goal scoring appearances ended with his goal in a 2-2 draw against Metz earlier this month.
Hot stat: Reims took points from eight of their last 13 away league games as pre-match outsiders (W2, D6, L5).