Reims vs Lorient Prediction, 9/19/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 9/16/2021

Game: Reims vs Lorient

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2021

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+176) Lorient (+164)

Terem Moffi and Lorient (2-2-1, 8th in Ligue 1) go to Stade Auguste-Delaune on Sunday where they'll take on Reims (1-3-1, 10th in Ligue 1). The men protecting the net will be Predrag Rajkovic for Reims and Paul Nardi for Lorient. The Red and Whites are at +176 while Lorient are at +164. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Reims took the field against Rennes in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. In sharing the ball, they finished with a 71.7% received passes rate by converting 248 out of their 346 passing targets in their last match. Reims tried 6 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 3 of those dribbles for a percentage of 50.0%.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Reims wrapped this game up at a 42.9% clip by landing 3 SoT out of 7 total shots. Reims sports an average of 1.20 goals per 90 (6 total goals) and have 4 assists in all games this season.

Xavier Chavalerin is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Troyes. He has totaled 20 assists while earning 47 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Chavalerin has started 244 matches during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.06 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from France has totaled 15 goals in 22,358 professional minutes played.

One more guy who could decide who wins is Yunis Abdelhamid, the defender who is from France. Abdelhamid has totaled 27,666 minutes during 310 starts and has earned himself 40 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 2 times in his career and he has scored 18 total goals. He sports an average of 0.06 goals per 90 mins thus far in his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Reims is Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic (44-37-26 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 44 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 40.7% shutout rate. The goalkeeper from Serbia has faced 372 shots attempted against him in 108 career starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 0.93 (100 goals allowed) and he has earned a save percentage of 74.5%. Rajkovic has seen the field for a total of 9,630 minutes and has accumulated 276 saves so far in his career.

The last time they took the field, Lorient walked away with a victory by a final of 2-1 against Lille. They finished the match by converting 422 out of their 486 passing attempts earning a rate of 86.8%. Lorient finished the match with a 60.0% successful dribble percentage by converting 6 of the 10 dribbles they attempted. Lorient had 7 shots on target out of their 14 shots tried earning them a 50.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. With 6 goals and 3 assists In all their contests, Lorient averages 1.20 goals and 0.60 assists per 90 minutes.

Terem Moffi will need to be on top of his game for Lorient. The forward representing Nigeria has been on the field for 3,066 mins while scoring 21 goals. He has totaled 2 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 4 times. He is averaging 0.62 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 37 games during his pro soccer career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Adrian Grbic, the forward representing Austria. He has 32 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting on a goal 4 different times. Grbic has been given a total of 11 yellow cards in 5,736 professional minutes played (55 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.50.

Paul Nardi is expected to look after the goal for Lorient. During his professional soccer career, Nardi has allowed 237 goals while totaling 463 saves in 186 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.28 goals per 90 and he has a record of 77-49-60. He sports a save % of 73.7% and his clean sheet rate sits at 23.7%. Nardi has 44 shutouts while defending 630 shots against him in 16,721 mins in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Lorient (+164)

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