PSG vs Reims

Paris Saint-Germain will be aiming to solidify their position at the Ligue 1 summit when they take on a lowly Reims at the Parc des Princes.

PSG eased past Brest 2-0 at home last time out to extend their unbeaten league streak to 12 matches (W7, D5) as they seem to be waltzing away with another Ligue 1 title already in January. Bringing the 2020/21 season into the equation, ‘Les Parisiens’ have only lost one of their last 28 league games (W21, D6) while they are enjoying a 13-match undefeated streak at home in league action (W12, D1). Another clear-cut victory is well on the cards, considering that they’ve won each of their last three top-flight H2Hs by 2+ goals ‘to nil,’ scoring the opening goal within 15 minutes of play on every occasion. But even if they concede first, Paris should have enough strength to bounce back, having won all three Ligue 1 home games when falling behind this term.

On the other hand, a 1-0 home defeat to Metz last time out halted Reims’ three-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 (W1, D2), marking their fourth consecutive league match that featured under 2.5 goals. The visitors’ hopes of returning to winning ways here look to be far-fetched, given that they’ve only won one of their last 14 Ligue 1 away fixtures (D8, L4), though it’s worth noting that they are unbeaten in their last three league travels in a row (W1, D3). Having drawn a blank in back-to-back Ligue 1 outings ahead of this trip, they face the risk of going three consecutive league games without scoring for the first time since December 2020. But Oscar Garcia’s men could still avoid that scenario after finding the net in four of their last five Ligue 1 H2Hs in Paris.