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Reims v St Etienne : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 24th Jan, 19:00 BST, Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims

Reims and their boss Karel Geraerts will be looking to get one over on Eirik Horneland and his St Etienne side on Saturday evening, as the pair meet at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in the Ligue 2. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Ligue 2 performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our tip on this match, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both Reims and St Etienne's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reims are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reims
49%
10/11
5%
19/20
Draw
24%
12/512/5
St Etienne
26%
13/5
6%
9/4
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
5/1
8%
Reims 1-0
10%
8/1
13%
13/2
6%
Reims 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
Reims 2-0
8%
9/117/2
St Etienne 1-0
7%
12/1
18%
9/1
St Etienne 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
9/1
Draw 0-0
6%
12/1
18%
10/1
10%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
10/1
Reims 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
12/1
8%
Reims 3-0
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
15%
St Etienne 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
Reims 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
St Etienne 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
18/1
Reims 4-1
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
St Etienne 3-2
2%
33/122/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
3/4
8%
7/10
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
21/20
8%
19/20
Home 1st Goal
52%
4/6
3%
7/10
2%
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/10
2%
13/10
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1
18%
10/1
10%
BTTS - Yes
55%
8/13
6%
13/20
BTTS - No
45%
6/5
10%
11/10
BTTS - Home Win
23%
11/4
13%
27/10
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3
4%
16/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
11/219/4
Home/draw
74%
1/4
4%
3/10
Away/draw
51%
8/11
4%
3/4
Home/away
76%
2/7
1%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/9
5%
2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3/1
14%
13/5
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
7/4
15%
17/10
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
2/5
5%
4/11
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
9/2
15%
19/5
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/7
3%
1/8
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1
15%
8/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
1/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
1/40
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
18%
9/1
5%
Home DNB
66%
4/9
4%
10/21
Away DNB
43%
13/8
5%
6/4
2%
Reims win to nil
26%
11/4
7%
-
St Etienne win to nil
13%
6/1
17%
-
Reims / Reims
26%
21/10
5%
2/1
3%
Reims / St Etienne
3%
28/122/1
Reims / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Reims
16%
4/1
9%
17/4
Draw / St Etienne
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
17/4
St Etienne / Reims
4%
20/1
9%
18/1
St Etienne / St Etienne
14%
5/1
9%
17/4
St Etienne / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Reims have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league. Reims are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Reims have conceded 7 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Reims have played 9 games at home, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

St Etienne lay in 2nd place on 34 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 33 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Etienne have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

St Etienne have played 10 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reims
St Etienne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Troyes1912521641 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Apr 24
w
 
2-3F
2
St Etienne1910451134 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
-
-
3
Dunkerque199641433 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 6
Apr 10
l
 
1-0A
4
Reims199551232 
-
-
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
5
Red Star18954832 
Apr 17
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
6
Le Mans19883532 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
l
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
7
Guingamp19856129 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 20
l
 
2-3A
Feb 14
8
Pau19766-427 
May 9
l
 
2-0A
w
 
6-0F
Feb 27
9
Annecy19748425 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Mar 20
l
 
4-0A
10
Montpellier19748-125 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 27
Feb 7
w
 
0-2F
11
Rodez19586-523 
Mar 14
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
May 2
12
Clermont19577-322 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 30
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
13
Grenoble19568-621 
l
 
2-4A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
14
Nancy196310-921 
Apr 24
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
15
Boulogne195410-1019 
Apr 3
w
 
2-6A
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
16
Amiens195311-818 
Feb 21
d
 
2-2A
May 9
w
 
0-1F
17
Lavallois193610-1415 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 10
Feb 21
d
 
3-3A
18
Bastia183510-1114 
Feb 6
w
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
Apr 17
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Reims have won 3 consecutive home league games
Reims 4TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
St Etienne 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
St Etienne have beaten Reims in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Reims since 2014
Reims
St Etienne
Goals: Scored
12
11
Games: Scored
6 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
2 / 8
REI
3
D
2
STE
3
League games at St Etienne since 2013
St Etienne
Reims
Goals: Scored
21
8
Games: Scored
9 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
0 / 9
REI
1
D
2
STE
6
Goal Statistics

Reims's defensive record is to be admired, K. Geraerts's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Ligue 2 games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for St Etienne makes sense in this context.

Reims 4th St Etienne 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Reims will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that St Etienne will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
Reims have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
St Etienne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2025/2026 season
Reims
PG (predicted goals)
St Etienne
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
REI
STE
5%
better
view stats
Games scored16
16
Failed to score3
3
Scored first7
10
Goals scored35
36
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.9
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal5
5
Conversion rate for20
19
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
REI
STE
3%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets7
7
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded23
25
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+3%

Reims v St Etienne Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Reims Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19855
E JaouenK NakamuraT TeumaS Akieme
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Jaouen GLK19
-
S Akieme DEF192
5
-
A. Tia MID184
3
-
A. Koné DEF1711
5
-
E. Zabi Gueu MID1612
4
-
T Teuma MID1645
2
-
H. Ibrahim FWD1642
2
-
N Pallois DEF151
2
-
H Sekine DEF15
2
-
T Leoni MID153
1
-
K Nakamura FWD1482
-
M Gbane MID13
3
-
A Salama FWD1322
1
-
N Bassette FWD121
3
-
T. Diarra FWD1223
1
-
A. Bojang FWD112
-
M Busi DEF101
3
-
N. Ahouonon DEF9
2
-
A Leautey FWD811
-
J Patrick MID7
1
-
Y Demoncy MID5
1
-
M Daramy FWD31
-
J Okumu DEF1
-
St Etienne Ligue 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19855
G LarsonneurZ DavitashviliA BoakyeA Boakye
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Larsonneur GLK19
-
M Nade DEF192
2
-
F Tardieu MID1942
2
-
I Cardona FWD1852
2
-
M Jaber MID1712
4
-
A Moueffek MID162
1
-
Z Davitashvili FWD1681
1
-
A Boakye FWD1645
5
-
L Stassin FWD1643
1
-
B Old  FWD1511
1
-
E Annan DEF141
3
-
I Miladinovic MID131
2
1
J Ferreira DEF1211
3
-
J. Duffus FWD1243
-
C Lamba DEF10
1
-
M Bernauer DEF102
2
1
D Appiah DEF9
1
-
Y Maçon DEF2
-
S. Stojković DEF1
-
D Batubinsika DEF1
-
L. Traoré DEF1
-
D. N´Guessan FWD1
-