Before the Round – France Ligue 1 Round 33 (20/04/2022)

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Ligue 1 offers up a full slate of midweek matches on Wednesday night. Paris Saint-Germain can win the Ligue 1 title this week with a victory over Angers and Marseille dropping points.

Meanwhile, the race for European qualification is tight. Second-place Marseille is separated by six points with sixth-place Monaco.

Stade Reims - Lille OSC

Lille are unbeaten in five of their last six matches versus Reims. Les Dogues have won three consecutive matches versus Reims, but go into Wednesday night’s match winless in three straight Ligue 1 matches.

Reims are 13th in the Ligue 1 table. The home side is winless in four straight games, but are coming off of a nil-nil away draw with Montpellier. Eight points separate Reims from the bottom three.

Lille are coming off of a Derby du Nord 2-1 loss to Lens. Les Dogues took nine points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. Lille are just six points off of fourth place heading into the final six matches.

• Stade Reims have achieved just 4 wins in their 24 most recent home games in Ligue 1.
• Lille OSC are on a fortunate streak of 3 wins against Stade Reims in Ligue 1.
• Stade Reims haven't been defeated by Lille OSC in 6 of their last 7 home league meetings.
• There are no losses for Lille OSC in 59 of their most recent 70 games (Ligue 1).
• Prediction: Draw @ 3.20

Angers SCO - Paris St. Germain

Paris Saint-Germain won their last six matches in all competitions versus Angers. The home side desperately needs points by any means to move further away from the relegation zone.

Angers are 14th in Ligue 1’s standings. The Black and White are winless in three straight games, but did draw their last two matches. Angers are five points above the relegation zone.

PSG are running away with the Ligue 1 title. Mauricio Pochettino’s team defeated Marseille 2-1 on Sunday night as Kylian Mbappe ensured PSG won Le Classique. PSG took 12 points from the last 18 points on offer.

• Angers SCO are on a poor run of just 1 win in 11 matches (Ligue 1).
• Paris St. Germain have achieved 11 wins against Angers SCO in Ligue 1.
• Angers SCO have been defeated 11 times in a row in their matches against Paris St. Germain in Ligue 1.
• Paris St. Germain have scored 1+ goals in their 11 most recent clashes with Angers SCO in Ligue 1.
• Prediction: Paris St. Germain @ 1.40

RC Lens – Montpellier HSC

Lens are coming off of a Derby du Nord 2-1 win over Lille. The victory moved Lens up to eighth place. They are four points off of the top four. Montpellier are 11th and in poor form heading into Wednesday’s trip to Lens.

Montpellier took a mere five points from the last 18 points on offer. They are winless in the last three Ligue 1 matches. Montpellier scored a mere three goals across their last six games.

Lens are in good form with their last two matches ending as wins. The Yellow and Red took 10 points from the last 18 points on offer in Ligue 1. Lens scored eight goals and conceded just four times.

• RC Lens are undefeated in 21 of their last 25 home league games.
• Montpellier HSC have won just 1 of their last 7 matches in Ligue 1.
• RC Lens have won their last 2 home games in Ligue 1.
• Montpellier HSC have conceded an average of 1.60 goals in their away league games.
• Prediction: RC Lens @ 1.80

Stade Brestois - Lyon

Lyon are unbeaten in their last 11 matches against Brest in all competitions. The teams drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture this season. Brest are in midtable and if they can continue picking up points, they will be safe for next season.

Lyon are seventh in the standings with 50 points from 32 games. They are four points off of the top four. Lyon are unbeaten in their last four matches in Ligue 1. They outscored the last six opponents 16-9.

Brest took seven points from the last 18 points available to them. They were outscored 9-6. Brest are winless in two straight games and are coming off of a 2-1 loss to Saint-Etienne.

• Stade Brestois are winless in their last 3 home matches in Ligue 1.
• Lyon are unbeaten in all of their last 10 matches against Stade Brestois in Ligue 1.
• Stade Brestois have scored just 6 goals in their 6 most recent matches.
• Lyon haven't lost a match in 27 of their last 32 away matches in Ligue 1.
• Prediction: Under 2.5 goals @ 2.10