Lille vs Reims prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2025-05-16 19:00.
[p]A return of just one point from their last two matches means that fifth-placed Lille enter the final day of the Ligue 1 season with the possibility of finishing anywhere between fourth and seventh. UEFA Champions League qualification, or missing out on European football altogether for just the second time since 2019 are both possible outcomes for the Mastiffs as they face Reims.[/p]
[p]Level on points with Nice in fourth and Strasbourg in sixth, a point would guarantee Bruno Génésio’s team a place in Europe next term, but a return to the Champions League is what they’re desperate for having reached the last 16 of the competition this season. A strong home record in the league this season means they’ve every chance (W10, D4, L2), while they’ve remarkably scored in each of their last 56 games on home soil across all competitions.[/p]
[p]Reims head into the final day not yet safe from relegation, as a poorly-timed three-match winless run (D1, L2) has left them just two points clear of the relegation play-off place going into the final day. Samba Diawara’s men failed to score in any of those three matches, and blanked in their last two H2Hs against Lille (L2), so there’ll be plenty of anxiety in the away end here.[/p]
[p]That won’t be helped by a measly two-goal haul from their last seven away league matches (W1, D2, L4), with that sequence including six failures to score. Reims have avoided defeat in the last two H2Hs on Lille soil (W1, D1), and they’ll be looking to leverage that momentum here so that they don’t head into next week’s Coupe de France final against PSG with the cloud of their top-flight status being uncertain hanging over their heads.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Jonathan David has scored after half-time in the last two H2Hs, with Lille winning four of the five matches against Reims that the Canadian has netted in (D1). He will be keen to sign off with a strong performance after announcing before this game that he will leave Lille this summer. Keito Nakamura scored decisively in last season’s corresponding fixture, while ten of his 15 direct goal contributions (G12, A3) across all competitions this term have come on the road.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: The last three H2Hs have been won by the away side on the day.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Tom Penn[/i][/p]