About Match
4 points for Laval (18th), 12 for Reims (2nd): an 8-point gap. Laval have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Laval run at 1.17 scored and 2.17 conceded, Reims at 2.33 and 1.33. If Laval win, their total rises to 7 and up to 10th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Three consecutive defeats weigh on Laval. Defeat has not touched Reims in 9 games. The last-five ledger: Laval 4/15, Reims 11/15.
The venue is Stade Francis Le Basser in Laval, with room for 11,000 spectators.




