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Lyon v Reims : Ligue 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Kaba Diawara guides his Reims team to the Groupama Stadium in the Ligue 1 on Sunday afternoon, with Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca's Lyon waiting for them. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.

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Lyon's next match is v Montpellier at 14:00 on Sunday 16th February
Reims's next match is v Angers at 16:15 on Sunday 16th February
The last French Ligue 1 meeting between Lyon and Reims was on Sunday 9th February 2025
French Ligue 1
February 9th 2025
Lyon 4
0 Reims
 
N. Alejandro Tagliafico 36'
C. Tolisso 68'
M. Cherki 79'
G. Mikautadze 90'
 
LYN
REI
Shots On
9
2
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
6
6
Possession
68%
32%
Fouls
10
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/1
 
LyonReims
 
L. Estella Perri
M. Niakhate
N. Alejandro Tagliaficofootball icon (A. Da Silva Santos 81')
S. Kumbedi Nseke (A. Maitland-Niles 74')
C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
M. Cherkifootball icon
T. Tessmann (J. Veretout 81')
N. Matić (T. Almada 74')
C. Tolissofootball icon
E. Appiah Nuamah (M. Fofana 74')
G. Mikautadzefootball icon
Y. Diouf
N. Sangui
A. Ulineia Buta
C. Kipre
(E. Zabi Gueu 75') S. Akieme Rodríguez
R. Gbane
V. Atangana Edoa
(A. Koné 66') J. Finn
(N. Sissoko 75') O. Diakité
(H. Sekine 88') J. Ito
(I. Orazi 89') M. Diakhon

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Lyon or Reims are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 78% chance of two goals or more.

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 Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
49%
1/2
10%
1/2
12%
Draw
24%
7/2
18%
17/5
16%
Reims
28%
5/1
20%
5/1
25%
Draw 1-1
11%
8/1
20%
7/1
14%
Lyon 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Lyon 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
13/2
7%
Lyon 2-0
8%
7/1
6%
13/2
Reims 2-1
7%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Reims 1-0
6%
18/1
27%
14/1
25%
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1
13%
12/1
Lyon 3-1
5%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Draw 0-0
5%
16/1
42%
11/1
20%
Lyon 3-0
4%
10/1
15%
9/1
9%
Reims 2-0
4%
33/1
31%
22/1
21%
Lyon 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Reims 3-1
3%
40/128/1
12%
Reims 3-2
2%
40/128/1
Lyon 4-1
2%
20/1
19%
14/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/7
13%
4/7
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
11/8
19%
5/4
15%
Home 1st Goal
52%
1/3
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
9/4
13%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
25%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
7/10
3%
7/10
6%
BTTS - No
42%
21/20
3%
21/20
5%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
2/1
12%
15/8
13%
BTTS - Draw
19%
9/2
10%
17/4
9%
BTTS - Away Win
15%
17/2
12%
15/2
6%
Home/draw
72%
1/8
4%
1/8
5%
Away/draw
51%
6/4
16%
6/4
16%
Home/away
76%
2/11
6%
1/5
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/6
6%
2/11
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4/1
25%
17/5
22%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
6/4
17%
7/5
17%
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
8/15
9%
8/15
13%
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
10/3
21%
16/5
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
2/9
7%
1/5
5%
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
7/1
27%
13/2
25%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/12
3%
1/14
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/50
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
20%
Home DNB
65%
1/5
7%
2/11
6%
Away DNB
44%
10/3
24%
10/3
24%
Lyon win to nil
24%
7/4
8%
-
Reims win to nil
13%
10/1
22%
-
Lyon / Lyon
36%
5/4
14%
6/5
12%
Lyon / Reims
3%
40/1
21%
28/1
Lyon / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Lyon
19%
10/3
4%
10/3
2%
Draw / Reims
7%
11/1
20%
10/1
16%
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1
17%
11/2
24%
Reims / Lyon
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
Reims / Reims
9%
9/1
25%
15/2
13%
Reims / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
14/1
15%
Win / draw / win Ligue 1 table

Lyon have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Ligue 1 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Lyon have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 26 goals.

Home League Performance

Lyon have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Reims are in 14th position in the Ligue 1 on 22 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Reims have conceded 20 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Reims
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSG2116503853 
Feb 23
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
2
Marseille2113442043 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-2F
Mar 30
d
 
2-2A
3
Nice2110741537 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 9
l
 
2-4A
May 4
4
Monaco211146937 
l
 
0-2A
May 11
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
5
Lille219841235 
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
May 18
6
Lyon Home219661033 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
7
Lens21966533 
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Apr 13
8
Brest2110110-331 
Mar 2
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Mar 16
9
Strasbourg21867330 
w
 
4-3A
Mar 30
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
10
Toulouse21768-127 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
Apr 20
l
 
1-0A
11
Auxerre21669-624 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 13
Mar 9
l
 
2-1A
12
Rennes217212-123 
Apr 27
l
 
3-0A
w
 
2-1A
Feb 21
13
Angers216510-923 
May 18
w
 
0-3F
Feb 16
w
 
1-3F
14
Reims Away21579-722 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
-
-
15
Nantes21498-821 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
16
St Etienne215313-2618 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 20
May 11
l
 
3-1F
17
Le Havre215214-2317 
Mar 16
w
 
0-4F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-3F
18
Montpellier214314-2815 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 16
w
 
4-2F
Apr 27
Win / draw / win form
6
Lyon have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
9
Reims have not won in 9 consecutive league games
Lyon 6TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Reims 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lyon since 2013
Lyon
Reims
Goals: Scored
12
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
LYN
4
D
2
REI
2
League games at Reims since 2014
Reims
Lyon
Goals: Scored
13
11
Games: Scored
8 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
2 / 10
LYN
2
D
5
REI
3
Goal Statistics

Lyon's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Reims have conceded in each of their last 5 Ligue 1 outings. A PG of 1.7 for P. Rodrigues Fonseca's side suggests that run should continue.

Lyon 6th Reims 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Reims will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+1
Reims’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 1 - 2024/2025 season
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Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Reims
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
LYN
REI
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
LYN
REI
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Lyon v Reims Ligue 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Lyon Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21567
L PerriG MikautadzeR CherkiD Caleta-Car
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Perri GLK21
1
-
S Kumbedi DEF7
-
C Mata DEF183
4
-
M Niakhaté DEF18
-
N Tagliafico DEF1331
5
-
N Matić MID17
-
T Tessmann MID12
1
-
R Cherki MID1746
2
-
C Tolisso MID2033
2
-
E Nuamah MID161
1
-
G Mikautadze FWD2151
1
-
Subs
R Descamps GLK
-
W Omari DEF1
-
D Caleta-Car DEF151
7
-
Abner DEF131
1
-
J Veretout MID172
4
-
T Almada MID3
-
A Maitland-Niles MID2012
-
M Fofana FWD1934
1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD
-
Reims Ligue 1 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21436
Y DioufJ ItoJ ItoV Edoa
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Y Diouf GLK21
1
-
A Buta DEF181
4
-
C Kipré DEF181
3
-
S Akieme DEF1811
3
-
N. Sangui DEF181
2
-
J Patrick MID3
-
V Edoa MID21
6
-
M Gbane MID1
-
J Ito FWD2143
-
O Diakité FWD1941
6
-
M. Diakhon FWD171
2
-
Subs
A Olliero GLK
-
H Sekine DEF2
-
M Jeng DEF
-
T Teuma MID131
1
-
M. Diadie MID
-
A. Koné MID12
1
-
E. Zabi Gueu MID2
1
I. Orazi FWD1
-
N. Sissoko FWD4
-