Reims vs Lille Prediction, 8/17/2024 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/16/2024

Game: Reims vs Lille

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fubo

Reims (13-8-13 last season) hosts Lille (16-11-7 last year) at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Saturday. The starting goaltenders will be Yehvann Diouf for Reims and Lucas Chevalier for Lille.

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The Red and Whites have relinquished 47 goals while allowing 1.38 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have amassed 137 shots on target on them. They finished with 8 shut outs, which put them at a percentage of 23.5 over the course of the prior season. Reims has accumulated 70 yellow cards for the season and also 3 red cards. The Red and Whites have a rank of 11th for goals expected with 44.5, and their expected goals against are coming in at 46.4. On the year, the squad holds an average of 1.38 pts per fixture (47 points) and also sit at 10th in the league with 28 assists. Their goal differential is currently at -5 by means of 42 goals scored in addition to 47 goals given up. Reims has compiled 90 saves and they also have earned a SV percentage of 70.1 for the year.

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The Dogues put together an average of 1.7 points per match while accounting for 32 assists and 3 red cards. Lille had a clean sheet percentage of 44.1 for the previous season and 67 yellow cards. Lille sat at 4th in relation to goals relinquished having 34, and their goal differential sat at 18. For the year, LOSC Lille had a save % of 75.8 (128 SoT against), and they also had a ranking of 4th in the league with 59 points. Their goals against/90 minutes sat at 1.00 with 94 saves, and they had 15 clean sheets. Lille had 52 goals and the team's xG over the course of last season sat at 48.6.

The guy defending the goal for Reims is Yehvann Diouf. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.17 (79 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 74.8. Diouf (24-21-22 record in his career) has recorded 23 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.3% clean sheet percentage. Diouf has played for a total of 6,075 mins and has earned 204 stops in his pro soccer career. The keeper from France has had 282 shots attempted against him in 67 starting assignments.

Lucas Chevalier will be residing in front of the net for Lille. During his career, Chevalier has conceded 98 goals while earning 248 stops in 95 starting assignments. He has given up 1.03 goals per 90 and he has earned a record of 41-30-24. He is the owner of a save % of 74.3 and his shutout rate sits at 35.8%. Chevalier has racked up 34 clean sheets while defending 343 shots tried against him in 8,549 mins throughout his career.

Junya Ito is a member of the squad who can be a force on the pitch for Reims. The forward hailing from Japan has 58 goals in 24,297 minutes. Ito has been a starter in 271 outings in his career while scoring 0.21 goals per 90. He has accounted for 65 assists while accumulating 23 yellow cards thus far in his career.

Lille features an attacker in Jonathan David, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. He is averaging 0.60 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 172 contests so far in his career. The forward representing Canada has been on the pitch for 15,031 mins and has scored 101 goals. He has tallied 18 yellow cards in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 23 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Reims

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