Strasbourg vs Reims prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-12-07 16:00.
[p]Heading into matchday 14 of Ligue 1 on the back of a four-game losing streak, Strasbourg are now at risk of suffering their longest run of defeats since returning to the top flight, along with possibly dropping into the bottom three. That represents a big dip in form after Liam Rosenior had registered seven unbeaten games from his first nine in charge of Strasbourg, yet this is no worse a 13-game start than in three of their previous four seasons, all of which saw them stay up. [/p]
[p]Perhaps a visit from Reims could be just what Strasbourg need as the hosts have recorded just one defeat across the last 14 top-flight H2Hs (W9, D4). The importance of playing at home cannot be understated either, with Strasbourg picking up 11 of their 13 Ligue 1 points here (W3, D2, L1), although with just one of those six games seeing Rosenior’s men keep a clean sheet, any home success may require at least a handful of goals. [/p]
[p]Sitting five points above their hosts, Reims travel here lamenting their own disappointing run of form across the previous six rounds (W1, D1, L4). This still remains a stronger start than at the same stage of three of Reims’ last four top-flight campaigns, yet boss Luka Elsner has some soul searching to do as he looks for just a second personal victory against Strasbourg with his third different club (W1, D1, L3). [/p]
[p]Perhaps boosting confidence in the visiting camp is the fact that Reims ended a run of 16 straight Ligue 1 away games without a clean sheet in their latest away game, a 3-0 victory at Elsner’s former club Le Havre. Not since March-April 2023 have Reims put together consecutive away league clean sheets, although the fact they’ve avoided defeat in half of their road games when conceding first this season shows they’re rarely out of a contest. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: All four of Strasbourg top-scorer Andrey Santos’ (G5) scoring appearances this season came in games that saw both teams score and contribute to a match total of over 3.5 goals. For Reims, Keito Nakamura scored the opener in a 3-1 defeat in this corresponding fixture last season and could be primed to strike again, as he leads the way for the club in terms of league goals (G6). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: A league-high 11 of Strasbourg’s 13 games so far this season saw both teams score (85%). [/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]