Match Report
The table read 8th (Red Star, 5 pts) against 2nd (Reims, 8 pts), 3 points apart. Per game in the league, Red Star were scoring 0.75 and conceding 1.25, Reims 2.5 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Reims had not lost in 6 games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Red Star against 11/15 for Reims.
G. Kubler officiated: 68 games logged, averaging 1.3 yellow cards each. Stade de Paris, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Reims led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Red Star: Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (10') · Reims: Samuel Kotto (13'), Youssef El Kachati (33'), Youssef El Kachati (53'), Sambou Soumano (78')
Key stats
Possession: Red Star 56% · Reims 44% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 7-2