Reims vs Metz: prediction for the Ligue 1 match
On January 16, The Red-Whites will host the Messins in the Ligue 1 match. What to expect from this battle? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Reims

In this season Reims got off to a successful start of Coupe de France, beating their neighbours from Sainte Anne (1:0) and Thaon (2:0). Those victories helped them to advance into the round of 16.
Oscar Garcia's men are leaders of the Ligue 1 on a number of draws. After 20 rounds The Red-Whites have five victories and nine draws, which brought 24 points and a 14th spot in the standings. After a victory over Saint-Etienne (2:0) hosts had two draws - against Marseille (1:1) and Clermont (0:0).
Zeneli, Ekitike, Munetsi, Berisha, Toure, Matusiwa, Doumbia and Cassama are currently unavailable.

Metz

Metz' performance significantly declined in the current season. After a terrible start team has not too many points in the asset, in 20 rounds team recorded only three victories and eight draws, which brought 16 points and a 19th spot in the standings. After a home victory over Lorient (4:1) Messins snatched a point from Lyon (1:1) and suffered a defeat to Strasbourg (0:1) in the first match of 2022.
Team is out of the French Cup - in the first round The Maroons were defeated by a modest Bergerac side on penalties.
Joseph, Cabit and Udol won't feature in the match. Seven players departed for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
2 out of 5 most recent head-to-head matches ended with that score

СтавкаGoals in both halves - no
In 2 out of 4 most recent head-to-head matches teams scored only in one of the halves

СтавкаCorners: total under 9,5
This bet played in 2 out of 4 most recent matches of Reims

Tip and bets
We are on hosts' side for this one, some of their players are unavailable, but half of visitors' squad departed to Cameroon. In our opinion, Reims will have a great chance for a victory today due to a level of their players and a home advantage.
Our prediction - Reims to win
We think that both teams will play cautiously on defense this time, because in matches like this one everything can be decided by a single mistake.
Our second bet is on total under 2,5 goals