Reims vs Nice prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-06 13:00.
[p]The two youngest managers in Europe’s traditional top-five leagues will collide to see whose philosophy reigns supreme as 31-year-old Will Still and his Reims team host Nice, led by 34-year-old Francesco Farioli. Their sides are separated by only four points in the Ligue 1 table, with Reims aiming to make a charge for the European places from ninth place as things stand heading into the weekend, while Nice will be looking to defend their position in the coveted top six. [/p]
[p]Reims have had a better time of it lately by avoiding defeat in five of their last six matches (W2, D3), but the Red and Whites will still want to treat the Stade Auguste-Delaune faithful to more wins, just like they did when triumphing 2-1 in their last home outing against Metz to end a four match run without victory on their own patch (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]They’ll see Nice as a vulnerable target, since the visitors have lost five of their last seven league games (W1, D1) to emphatically end any potential title ambitions. That’s as many defeats as they suffered in the 27 Ligue 1 matches prior to that dreadful run (W15, D7), which has allowed the chasing pack to close in on what once seemed a sure-fire spot in the European places for Farioli’s men. [/p]
[p]The Eaglets’ lone win in that aforementioned poor sequence of results did come in their last away game, a clinical 3-1 victory over Lens, when they scored as many goals as in their eight previous matches on their league travels (W1, D2, L5). And perhaps an encounter with Reims will aid in keeping the points flowing on the road, since Nice are unbeaten in the last ten H2Hs (W3, D7).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Reims captain and defender Yunis Abdelhamid enjoys a tussle with Nice, having kept five clean sheets in his last seven H2Hs while also scoring in the reverse fixture (L 2-1). He’ll be out to thwart Nice’s leading marksman this season, Terem Moffi, who’s netted the game’s opening goal in five of his last six goalscoring appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Reims have trailed at half-time just four times this Ligue 1 campaign – a tally only bettered by Paris Saint-Germain. [/p]