Match Report
13 points for Reims (3rd), 12 for Montpellier (4th): a 1-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.14/1.29 for Reims and 0.86/0.71 for Montpellier (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Reims's unbeaten run stood at 9.
25 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Reims 10, draws 7, Montpellier 8, at 2.76 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Stade Auguste-Delaune II (capacity 21,029). R. Landry took charge of the match — our records show 94 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Reims: Yaya Fofana (32') · Montpellier: Nordan Mukiele (7')
Key stats
Possession: Reims 39% · Montpellier 61% · Total shots: 21-10 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 5-4