Reims cannot afford to sit back and attempt to remain solid given their current predicament, as Europe will slip away if they do not get back to winning ways.
Strasbourg have a dreadful record here but a win last week will give them great encouragement in the fight for Ligue 1 survival.
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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 54.32%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Strasbourg had a probability of 22.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Reims win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 2-0 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.93%), while for a Strasbourg win it was 0-1 (6.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood.