France - Ligue 2Data current as of 21 July 2026

Reims vs Red Star: match statistics

Reims crest
Reims
3 : 2half-time 2:0
Red Star crest
Red Star

Reims vs Red Star: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Reims play Red Star in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 18 April 2026 at 14:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Reims: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Red Star: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Reims scores 1.56 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. Red Star scores 1.32 and concedes 1.09. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Reims 53%, Red Star 47%. Over 2.5: Reims 44%, Red Star 50%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Reims has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.31. Reims: 13.3 shots per match, Red Star: 11.8.

Match halves

Reims: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.74. Red Star: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Reims: 76-90+ (12 goals). Red Star: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Reims has the edge in the quality of chances at home — home xG 1.63 versus Red Star’s 1.18 away xG, with 4.57 shots on target per match for Reims compared to 3.79 for the visitors. Defensively the hosts are more robust: Reims concedes 0.71 goals per home match on average and records clean sheets in 64% of games, while Red Star concedes 0.79 away and has a 50% clean sheet rate. Red Star, however, is more efficient in front of goal — their conversion rate is 13% versus 10% for Reims — and show better recent form (3 wins in the last 5 and 2.0 points per match on average vs Reims’ 1 win and 1.2 points). Over the season Reims have also scored more goals (43 vs 36) and generate more shots (14.14 vs 10.21), giving them both a quantitative and qualitative advantage in chance creation. Considering the higher home xG (1.63 vs 1.18), superior defensive metrics (0.71 goals conceded and 64% clean sheets) and the advantage in shot volume, I back a Reims win; suggested probabilities are 55% home, 25% draw and 20% Red Star.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
ReimsRed Star
11Shots12
ReimsRed Star
7Shots on target4
ReimsRed Star
1.51xG1.39
ReimsRed Star
6Corners5
ReimsRed Star
44Dangerous attacks49
ReimsRed Star
15Fouls17
ReimsRed Star
5Cards2
ReimsRed Star

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.56Goals scored / match1.32
ReimsRed Star
1.03Goals conceded / match1.09
ReimsRed Star
58%Average possession53%
ReimsRed Star
4.85Shots on target / match3.82
ReimsRed Star

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.32Shots per match11.85
ReimsRed Star
4.85Shots on target3.82
ReimsRed Star
11.7%Shot conversion11.2%
ReimsRed Star
58%Possession53%
ReimsRed Star
1.57xG for1.31
ReimsRed Star
1.14xG against1.19
ReimsRed Star

Shooting quality

Reims: BalancedRed Star: Balanced
ReimsRed Star
Accuracy (shots on target)36%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Red Star is 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Reims · 2 pts / match - Red Star

Reims
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
41% W41% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-14-6
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Red Star
WLWWD
Season result split
44% W32% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-11-8
1.65 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-4-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Reims is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.56 goals / match - Reims · 1.32 goals / match - Red Star

Reims is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - Reims · 1.09 goals / match - Red Star

Reims scoring profile: strong

Reims scores in 76% of matches (26 of 34 matches), while Red Star keeps a clean sheet in 41% (14 of 34 matches).

Red Star scoring profile: strong

Red Star scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Reims keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

53Goals scored (season)45
ReimsRed Star
35Goals conceded (season)37
ReimsRed Star
2.59Average goals in match2.41
ReimsRed Star
12Goals scored (last 5)13
ReimsRed Star
9Goals conceded (last 5)10
ReimsRed Star

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal74%
ReimsRed Star
41%2 goals35%
ReimsRed Star
18%3 goals18%
ReimsRed Star
12%4 goals6%
ReimsRed Star

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal59%
ReimsRed Star
35%2 goals32%
ReimsRed Star
9%3 goals18%
ReimsRed Star
3%4 goals0%
ReimsRed Star

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time21%
ReimsRed Star
15%BTTS in both halves0%
ReimsRed Star
35%Scored in both halves26%
ReimsRed Star

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
ReimsRed Star
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
ReimsRed Star
100%BTTS - last 5100%
ReimsRed Star

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
ReimsRed Star
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
ReimsRed Star
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
ReimsRed Star

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
ReimsRed Star
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
ReimsRed Star
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
ReimsRed Star

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Reims - half-time state
32% leading47% draw21% trailing
Red Star - half-time state
32% leading47% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1.44
ReimsRed Star
0.82Goals scored (1st half)0.62
ReimsRed Star
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
ReimsRed Star
1.44Average goals (1st half)1.09
ReimsRed Star
56%Clean sheet before half-time68%
ReimsRed Star
47%No goal before half-time50%
ReimsRed Star

After half-time (2nd half)

1.74Points per match (2nd half)1.41
ReimsRed Star
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
ReimsRed Star
0.41Goals conceded (2nd half)0.62
ReimsRed Star
1.15Average goals (2nd half)1.32
ReimsRed Star
68%Clean sheet after half-time59%
ReimsRed Star
41%No goal after half-time50%
ReimsRed Star

Reims - second-half results

44% W41% R15% P
49
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Red Star - second-half results

35% W35% R29% P
49
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Reims - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match2.02.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
Red Star - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match1.21.4
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match2.42.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Reims
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
11
8
16-30
10
7
31-45
6
3
46-60
7
3
61-75
12
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Red Star
ScoredConceded
8
6
0-15
4
6
16-30
9
4
31-45
5
6
46-60
7
10
61-75
12
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Reims

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Red Star

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

ReimsLigaRed Star
Average goals in match 2.592.53 2.41
Both teams scored 53%52% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%47% 50%
Clean sheets 44%30% 41%
Goal before half-time 68%67% 62%
Goal after half-time 68%73% 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Reims 0 - 1 - 0 Red Star. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Reims vs Red Star?

The Ligue 2 match finished Reims 3:2 Red Star. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Reims vs Red Star?

Reims score 1.56 goals per game on average and Red Star 1.32. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Reims's matches and 47% of Red Star's.

What form are Reims and Red Star in?

Over the last 5 games Reims have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Red Star 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Reims vs Red Star?

The statistical background for Reims vs Red Star — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.