Monaco vs Reims Ligue 1 Match

Monaco vs Reims Ligue 1 Match Preview or Key Statistics ⚽

⚽Monaco have lost only one of their last 17 games against Reims in Ligue 1 (W9 D7) - in November 2018 with Thierry Henry as manager (0-1). 

⚽Monaco have lost just one of their last six games in Ligue 1 (W3 D2), thought it was the most recent one against Nice in March 2020 (1-2). 

⚽Reims are unbeaten in their last four games in Ligue 1 (W2 D2) -their last defeat was against Strasbourg in February 2020 (0-3). Monaco have won eight of their last 11 home games in Ligue 1 (D1 L2), as many as in their previous 27 (D8 L11). 

⚽Reims will begin a Ligue 1 season with an away game for the fourth season in a row. They have won each of their last three MD1 games in the top-flight, versus Bordeaux (2-1 in 2015/16), Nice (1-0 in 2018/19) and Marseille (2-0 in 2019/20). 

⚽Monaco have scored in each of their last 11 games in Ligue 1, only Paris SG are on a better scoring run (20) among current L1 sides. 

⚽Reims scored 42% of their goals in Ligue 1 in 2019/20 from set piece situations (11/26), the highest percentage in the league. The most expensive signing for Monaco this summer, 

⚽Axel Disasi, has played 31 games in Ligue 1, all with Reims. His last game in the top-flight was also at Stade Louis-ll against his current side in February 2020 (1-1). Reims' signing Valon Berisha has appeared in 24 games in the top five European leagues (11 with Lazio, 13 with Fortuna Düsseldorf), but he has only played the full 90 minutes in twice (both with Fortuna in 2020). 

⚽Niko Kovac will become the fifth Monaco manager in Ligue 1 since 2018/19 (after Leonardo Jardim x2, Franck Passi, Thierry Henry and Robert Moreno), more than any other team over that period.