An increasingly resilient Reims should sense an opportunity to keep their unbeaten run going given their extended period of rest, but an inexperienced side may fall just short here.
A new wave of confidence should overcome this stop-start Lyon side after dumping Porto out of Europe, with an extensive list of attacking options more than capable of breaching Garcia's defence on more than one occasion.
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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 Lyon win with a probability of 45.84%. A win for Reims had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lyon win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.2%) and 0-2 (8.05%). The likeliest Reims win was 1-0 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood.
