Nimes vs Reims Prediction and Betting Preview 11 Jan 2020

Here's our Nimes vs Reims Prediction analysis:

Nimes vs Reims Prediction and Preview for Saturday's Ligue 1 fixture. Nimes come into this match desperately seeking an elusive league win. Despite a bright start to the campaign, Les Crocodiles have nosedived badly and are not rock bottom on the table by virtue of goal difference.

Manager, Bernard Blaquart has repeatedly pleaded for unity among fans and players, but the situation is very bleak and the possibility of them dropping down into Ligue 2 looms larger each passing game week.

Match status: 2019/20 Ligue 1 - Matchweek 20
Kick-off: Saturday 11 Jan 2020, 08:00pm CET
 Venue: Stade des Costières (Nîmes)

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Reims will certainly be hoping to capitalize on the host’s poor form and continue their impressive start to the season. With four wins from their last six matches, Les Rouge et Blanc are currently on cloud nine and have banished all preseason fears of relegation. They are currently placed 6^th on the league log, just three points from Lille in 4^th and five away from 3^rd placed Rennes.

The sense of optimism is high and Reims fans are starting to believe their club can go on and push for greater things.

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Nimes succumbed to their tenth league defeat last time out against Marseille extending an abysmal run of 12 league matches without victory. They did, however, gain some solace during midweek, beating fifth division side Tours on penalties to advance to the next round of the French cup.

Their home record in the league is the worst and fans are getting tired of repeatedly watching their team get whitewashed. Of a possible 24 points at home, Nimes have picked up only 8 points, scoring just seven goals in the process. Their fortunes away from home are no different.

They haven’t been helped out by their porous defence, conceding the third-most goals in the league and their dull attack which has managed just 13 goals all season is the poorest in the league. Things need to change at Nimes and they have to change real soon.

High-flyers, Reims played out an entertaining 1-1 draw against Lyon in their last Ligue 1 outing with Mathieu Cafaro’s penalty on the stroke of halftime cancelling out Lucas Tousart’s opener. Be that as it may, David Guion’s men are on a pretty decent streak with four wins in their last six league matches. They also secured a midweek win over Strasbourg which earned them a slot in the Coupe de la league Semi-Finals.

Reims’ impressive season can be attributed to their excellent defensive work. Alongside PSG, they boast the joint best defensive record in the league with just the ten goals conceded. Conversely, their poor attack might eventually prove to be their undoing. They have the third worst attacking record in the league scoring just sixteen times so far.

Injured or Suspended Players:

Nimes: Haris Duljevic, Clement Depres.

Reims: Arbër Zeneli, Mathieu Cafaro, Nathanael Mbuku.

Pre-Match Odds:

Nimes - 3.38
Draw - 3.16
Reims - 2.37

All odds are with 1xBet and are subject to change.

All odds are for Nimes vs Reims Predictions with 1xBet and are subject to change.

Nimes vs Reims Predictions

Reims are the team in form, hence backing them for a win would be the safest thing to do. They have been terrible on the road, but Nimes have been equally bad, if not worse at home.

Reims are not known to score much and Nimes have conceded a goal in each of their last five matches, therefore you can expect a low-scoring affair. It is to this effect that we are predicting a narrow win for the away side.