Stade de Reims vs. Paris Saint-Germain 8/29/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Stade de Reims is welcoming PSG to Stade Auguste Delaune in round 4 of the French Ligue 1. Reims still hasn’t lost in Ligue 1 this season, but they also haven’t won any of their last 6 games overall. PSG is on fire at the start of this season, and they have 3 wins in 3 games.

Reims is not a particularly good team, but the good news is they have 3 draws in their first 3 games of the season. with 3 points, Reims is in 12^th place in the Ligue 1 standings. In their latest game against Metz on the road, Reims has had 42% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 8 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 72% of the correct passes. It’s not like Reims was playing against a strong opponent here, but a positive result is a positive result. Reims got ahead in the 7^th minute, but Metz tied the score in the 14^th minute, and this game has ended in a 1-1 draw. Hornby, Zeneli, Donis, and Doumbia are all injured, while Sierhuis and Locko are both still questionable. Cassama is the leading goalscorer for Reims with 2 goals. Reims will spend most of the season close to the bottom of the table, but I think they are good enough to stay in Ligue 1 for another season.

PSG might have been sloppy on the defensive end at the start of the season, but they have scored 10 goals so far while conceding 5 goals. Icardi and Mbappe have each scored 2 goals for PSG at the start of the season, but Mbappe is on the brink of leaving PSG for Real Madrid. The injury list is still long for PSG, but there is good news, and that is Messi and Neymar are finally ready to play this season. the day that Messi will debut for another team is finally here, and I think he will have a brilliant game. In their last game against Brest on the road, PSG has had 74% of ball possession, 8 shots on goal, 9 corner kicks, 5 big chances created, and a high 92% of the correct passes. PSG scored 2 in the first half, but they also conceded a goal. Even though PSG has conceded one more goal in the second half, they also scored 2 goals, and they ended up winning this match 2-4. PSG has started hard and fast, they are scoring a ton of goals, and with Messi and Neymar in the starting lineup for this game, I think they will score at least 3 or 4 goals.

Reims hasn’t won any of their last 13 games, while they haven’t won any of their last 3 games against PSG. It’s clear that PSG is the better team here, they are in better form, and the only way to go here is with PSG and the goals.