Reims vs Dijon Prediction, 1/6/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/5/2021

Game: Reims vs Dijon

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+110) Dijon (+260)

Stade Auguste-Delaune is the venue where Boulaye Dia and Reims (4-5-8, 15th in Ligue 1) will play Dijon (2-6-9, 19th in Ligue 1) on Wednesday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Predrag Rajkovic for Reims and Anthony Racioppi for Dijon. Dijon are at at +260 while the Red and Whites are at +110. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Reims faced Bordeaux in their most recent match and notched a win by a score of 3-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 81.2% received passes percentage by connecting on 355 out of their 437 passing attempts last contest. Reims tried 8 dribbles in this match and were successful in 7 of the tries for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning shot accuracy, Reims ended this match at a 50.0% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 10 shots. Reims has an average of 1.24 goals per 90 min (21 goals in total) and have earned 12 assists in all contests for the season.

Boulaye Dia is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Reims. Dia has been given a starting assignment in 43 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has 20 goals scored in 3,740 minutes played. He has 2 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card cautions in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Yunis Abdelhamid, the defender born in France. Abdelhamid has totaled 25,767 minutes in 288 career starts and has been given a total of 37 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 2 times during his career while scoring 17 total goals. He has an average of 0.06 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Reims is Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic (38-24-19 record during his soccer career) has tallied 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 41.5% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Serbia has had 266 shots sent his way in 82 starts. His GA/90 is 0.89 (72 goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .741. Rajkovic has defended the goal for 7,290 mins and has tallied 196 saves during his pro soccer career.

In their last game, Dijon earned three points by winning 3-1 against Nimes. Dijon finished with a 88.2% successful dribble rate by converting 15 out of the 17 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by converting 391 of the 479 passing attempts for a rate of 81.6%. Dijon had 4 shots attempted out of 15 shots attempted which gave them a 26.7% rate in their last match. Having a total of 12 goals and 7 assists in all their contests, Dijon averages 0.71 goals and 0.41 assists per 90 minutes.

Moussa Konate will need to provide a lift for Dijon. The forward born in Senegal has been on the pitch for 14,163 minutes and has scored 62 goals. He has 41 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped on a goal 19 times. He is currently averaging 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has started 159 games during his career. You should also watch out for Bruno Ecuele Manga, the defender hailing from Gabon. He has tallied 13 goals during his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 5 times. Manga has been handed a total of 30 yellow cards in 29,573 mins played (326 career starts). His G/90 average in his career is 0.04.

Anthony Racioppi will be residing in front of the net for Dijon. So far in his pro soccer career, Racioppi has given up 8 goals and has racked up 24 saves in 8 starts. He has allowed 1.00 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 2-3-3. He is the owner of a save % of .806 and his clean sheet rate sits at 12.5%. Racioppi has 1 clean sheets while he has seen 31 shots against him in 720 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dijon (+260)

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