Reims vs Marseille Prediction, 4/23/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/19/2021

Game: Reims vs Marseille

Date: Friday, April 23, 2021

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+162) Marseille (+155)

Arber Zeneli and Reims (9-14-10, 11th in Ligue 1) play Marseille (14-10-9, 6th in Ligue 1) at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Friday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Predrag Rajkovic for Reims and Steve Mandanda for Marseille. The moneyline on this game has Reims coming in at +162 and the Olympians are at +155. The over/under is set at 2.25.

Reims took the field against Nice in their last match and wrapped up with a draw by a score of 0-0. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 95.8% passes received rate by converting 361 of the 377 pass targets in their last game. Reims attempted 11 dribbles in this outing and converted 8 of those attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to shooting accuracy, Reims ended this match at a 10.0% rate by putting 1 shot on target of 10 total shots. Reims averages 1.06 goals per 90 (35 total goals) and have accumulated 19 assists in all competitions for the season.

Arber Zeneli is one guy you are going to want to keep your eye on for Reims. Zeneli has been in the starting lineup in 135 games in his pro soccer career and he tallies 0.26 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Sweden has totaled 34 goals in 11,709 professional minutes. He has accounted for 32 assists. Another guy who should impact this match is Boulaye Dia, the forward who represents France. Dia has been on the pitch for 5,066 mins in 59 starts and has earned himself 4 yellow card warnings. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 2 times so far in his career while he has scored 24 goals. He sports an average of 0.43 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man defending the goal for Reims is Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic has been on the pitch for a total of 8,730 mins and has 250 saves in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.85 (82 goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 76.3%. The goalkeeper hailing from Serbia has seen 329 shots sent in his direction in 98 starting assignments. Rajkovic (43-33-21 record in his career) has earned 42 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 42.9% shutout percentage.

In their last outing, Marseille took home the win by a final score of 3-2 against Lorient. Marseille finished the match with a 54.5% successful dribble percentage by completing 12 of the 22 dribbles they attempted. They finished this game by completing 679 of the 735 passes they tried for a percentage of 92.4%. Marseille had 6 shots on goal out of 13 shots attempted which had them at a 46.2% clip in their last outing. Having tallied 45 goals and 39 assists for all their games, Marseille sports an average of 1.36 goals and 1.18 assists per 90.

Valere Germain will need to provide a spark for Marseille. The forward born in France has totaled 18,941 professional minutes while earning 77 goals. He has accumulated 16 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 31 times. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 209 outings during his soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Florian Thauvin, the forward who represents France. Thauvin has been given a total of 29 yellow card warnings in 19,701 mins played (230 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his career is 0.39. He has scored 86 goals during his soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 44 different times.

Steve Mandanda will reside in front of the goal for Marseille. During his professional soccer career, Mandanda has surrendered 507 goals and has accounted for 1,179 saves in 464 starts. He has allowed 1.10 goals per 90 minutes while holding a mark of 221-129-111. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.6% and his clean sheet rate sits at 31.9%. Mandanda has accumulated 148 shutouts while seeing 1,668 shots attempted against him in 41,358 career minutes.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Reims (+162)

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