Reims vs Saint-Etienne Prediction, 1/10/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 1/5/2021

Game: Reims vs Saint-Etienne

Date: Sunday, January 10, 2021

Location: Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Reims (+110) Saint-Etienne (+520)

Boulaye Dia and Reims (4-5-8, 15th in Ligue 1) play Saint-Etienne (4-6-7, 14th in Ligue 1) at Stade Auguste-Delaune on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Predrag Rajkovic for Reims and Jessy Moulin for Saint-Etienne. Saint-Étienne are at at +520 while the Red and Whites are at +110. The total opens at 2.5.

Reims faced Bordeaux in their most recent match and notched a win by a score of 3-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 81.2% received passes percentage by connecting on 355 out of their 437 passing attempts last contest. Reims tried 8 dribbles in this match and were successful in 7 of the tries for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning shot accuracy, Reims ended this match at a 50.0% rate by putting 5 shots on target of 10 shots. Reims has an average of 1.24 goals per 90 min (21 goals in total) and have earned 12 assists in all contests for the season.

Boulaye Dia is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Reims. Dia has been given a starting assignment in 43 outings so far in his career while scoring 0.48 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing France has 20 goals scored in 3,740 minutes played. He has 2 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card cautions in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Yunis Abdelhamid, the defender born in France. Abdelhamid has totaled 25,767 minutes in 288 career starts and has been given a total of 37 yellow card cautions. He has helped a teammate on a goal 2 times during his career while scoring 17 total goals. He has an average of 0.06 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Reims is Predrag Rajkovic. Rajkovic (38-24-19 record during his soccer career) has tallied 34 shutouts, which has earned him a 41.5% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Serbia has had 266 shots sent his way in 82 starts. His GA/90 is 0.89 (72 goals surrendered) and his save percentage is .741. Rajkovic has defended the goal for 7,290 mins and has tallied 196 saves during his pro soccer career.

When they last stepped on the pitch, Saint-Etienne weren't able to secure a win with a final of 2-2 against Monaco. They finished the match by connecting on 423 of the 517 attempted passes for a percentage of 81.8%. Saint-Etienne had a 46.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 7 of the 15 dribbles they pursued. Saint-Etienne connected on 5 shots attempted out of their 17 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 29.4% clip in their last match. Having a total of 17 goals and 12 assists in all competitions, Saint-Etienne averages 1.00 goal and 0.71 assists per 90 minutes.

Adil Aouchiche will need to provide a lift for Saint-Etienne. He sports an average of 0.19 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 12 games during his career. The midfielder hailing from France has played 954 mins while earning 2 goals. He has earned 1 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 3 times. You should also keep an eye on Denis Bouanga, the forward hailing from France. Bouanga has been given 17 yellow card cautions in 11,498 mins (129 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.37. He has 47 goals during his career while helping a teammate on a goal 16 different times.

Jessy Moulin will be looking after the goal for Saint-Etienne. Moulin has earned 10 clean sheets and has defended 159 shots attempted against him in 3,207 mins throughout his career. He has a save percentage of .736 and his clean sheet rate is 28.6%. He has given up 1.32 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 10-11-15. In his career, Moulin has conceded 47 goals and has 117 stops in 35 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint-Etienne (+520)

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