Reims vs Montpellier Prediction, 6/3/2023 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/30/2023

Game: Reims vs Montpellier

Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+108) Montpellier (+224)

Reims (12-15-10) hosts Montpellier (14-5-18) at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Saturday. The Red and Whites are priced at +108 while the Paillade are at +224. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Yehvann Diouf for Reims and Benjamin Lecomte for Montpellier.

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Reims has accumulated 119 SVs and they also have a save rate of 75.5 on the year. Their goal differential is 2 by 44 goals compiled and also 42 goals relinquished. On the campaign, the squad has an average of 1.38 points per match (51 points) and sit at 12th in soccer with 30 assists. The Red and Whites have a rank of 5th in expected goals having 60.0, and their xGA sit at 50.4. Reims has accumulated 69 yellow card warnings on the season in addition to 9 red cards. The Red and Whites have conceded 42 goals while conceding 1.14 G/90, and opposing clubs have tallied 159 shots on target against them. They have 14 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 37.8 on the campaign.

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The Paillade come in with an average of 1.3 pts per contest while sitting with 40 assists and 10 red cards. Montpellier HSC has a shut out percentage of 29.7 on the campaign and also 66 yellow cards. Montpellier is 10th in relation to goals surrendered having 61, and their goal difference sits at 1. For the season, Montpellier HSC has a save percentage of 72.1 (197 SoTA), and also sit at 12th in Ligue 1 with 47 points. The team's goals against per 90 minutes is at 1.65 with 134 saves, and they have compiled 11 shut outs. Montpellier has recorded 62 goals and this squad's expected goals on the campaign is sitting at 49.9.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Reims will be Yehvann Diouf. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 0.89 (29 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of .794. Diouf (11-13-8 mark in his professional soccer career) has recorded 15 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 46.9% clean sheet percentage. Diouf has played for a total of 2,925 minutes and is sitting with 108 stops in his career. The goalie born in France has seen 136 shots sent his way in 32 career starts.

Benjamin Lecomte will be residing in front of the goal for Montpellier. In his career, Lecomte has allowed 377 goals and has accumulated 919 saves in 305 starts. He has given up 1.23 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 113-92-100. He holds a save percentage of .710 and his clean sheet rate is 29.8%. Lecomte has racked up 91 shutouts and defended 1,295 shots against him in 27,522 mins in his career.

Junya Ito is a member of the squad who can help decide the match for Reims. He has 58 assists while accumulating 21 yellow cards so far in his career. The forward from Japan has totaled 55 goals in 21,493 mins played. Ito has been given a starting assignment in 239 matches during his soccer career while he scores 0.23 goals per 90 minutes.

Montpellier has playmaker in Elye Wahi, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward representing France has 4,774 minutes while earning 30 goals. He is averaging 0.57 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 52 matches thus far in his career. He has accumulated 11 yellow card warnings in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 7 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Montpellier (+224)

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