Montpellier vs Reims Prediction, 4/17/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/13/2022

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Game: Montpellier vs Reims

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Montpellier (+122) Reims (+259)

Teji Savanier and Montpellier (12-5-14, 11th in Ligue 1) host Reims (8-12-11, 13th in Ligue 1) at Stade de la Mosson on Sunday. The expected starting goaltenders will be Jonas Omlin for Montpellier and Predrag Rajkovic for Reims. The odds on this game have Montpellier priced at +122 and the Red and Whites are at +259. The total is set at 2.25.

Montpellier faced Marseille in their last matchup and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 2-0. Montpellier attempted 11 dribbles in this game and were successful in 5 of the tries for a rate of 45.5%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 82.0% rate by converting 309 of the 377 passing attempts last match.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Montpellier finished the game at a 33.3% clip by putting 2 shots on target of 6 shots. Montpellier has an average of 1.39 goals per 90 (43 total goals) and have earned 27 assists in all matches this year.

Teji Savanier is a player who can be a difference maker for Montpellier. Savanier has been a starter in 267 games in his career and he scores 0.18 goals per 90 mins. The forward hailing from France has 46 goals scored in 23,202 professional minutes played. He has 66 assists while earning 85 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career.

Someone else who should impact this match is Florent Mollet, the midfielder representing France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 27 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 43 goals. Mollet has been on the field for 18,330 mins in 217 career starting assignments and has been handed a total of 49 yellow card warnings. He is currently averaging 0.21 goals per 90 thus far in his career.

The man defending the goal for Montpellier will be Jonas Omlin. Omlin has seen the pitch for 14,874 mins and has earned 448 stops during his soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.17 (193 total goals allowed) and he has a save % of 72.4%. The goalie born in Switzerland has seen 624 shots attempted at him in 167 starting assignments. Omlin (73-39-55 record in his career) has tallied 39 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 23.4% clean sheet rate.

For their last game, Reims took a loss by a score of 3-2 against Rennes. They wrapped up this outing by completing 295 out of their 373 passing tries for a rate of 79.1%. Reims ended the game with a 73.7% successful dribble rate by connecting on 14 out of the 19 dribbles they attempted. Reims converted 4 shots on goal out of 12 shots attempted giving them a 33.3% rate in their last game. Having accumulated 33 goals and 21 assists in all competitions, Reims sports an average of 1.06 goals and 0.68 assists per 90 minutes.

Yunis Abdelhamid will be counted on for Reims. The defender from France has earned 29,659 mins while scoring 19 goals. He has accumulated 45 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 2 times. He scores 0.06 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 333 matches so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Anastasios Donis, the forward representing Greece. He has totaled 16 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 12 times. Donis has been given 11 yellow card cautions in 5,083 professional minutes (51 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.28.

Predrag Rajkovic will be residing in front of the net for Reims. In his career, Rajkovic has allowed 129 goals and has tallied 354 saves in 134 starting assignments. He has allowed 0.97 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 51-46-36. He sports a save percentage of 74.7% and his shutout rate is 38.8%. Rajkovic has 52 shutouts while defending 474 shots against him in 11,970 career mins.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Reims (+259)

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