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')

Preview

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
Reims	Draw	Saint-Etienne
41.01%	28.27%	30.72%

Both teams to score 46.06%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.04%

59.96%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.79%

80.2%

Reims Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.27%

28.72%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.44%

64.55%

Saint-Etienne Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.63%

35.37%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.87%

72.13%

Score Analysis

Reims 41.01%

Saint-Etienne 30.71%

Draw 28.26%

Reims	Draw	Saint-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%