With absentees in the double-figures, a terrible scoring record away from home and captain Abdelhamid still on the naughty step, this has all the makings of a bad day at the office for Reims.
Monaco have flattered to deceive in recent weeks but normally turn up the heat when it matters at home, and a depleted Reims side will surely have no answer to Wissam Ben Yedder and co.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Monaco win with a probability of 71.4%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Reims had a probability of 9.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Monaco win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.15%) and 3-0 (10.07%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.7%), while for a Reims win it was 0-1 (4.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.
