Nantes vs Reims prediction, odds and how to watch

Reims took all three points at Nancy on Friday night, scoring twice in the first half through Yaya Fofana and Chamsedin Kouranfal before holding on as Nancy threw everything at them. Nancy had 19 shots and dominated possession but a chronic lack of cutting edge cost them.

Reims put four past Red Star in Paris on Saturday afternoon, with Youssef El Kachati scoring twice as the visitors' clinical edge completely undid a Red Star side that had more of the ball but none of the cutting edge that mattered.

Guingamp and Nantes served up a chaotic six-goal draw in Ligue 2, with Nantes twice leading before Wilitty Younoussa pulled Guingamp level and Antoine Joujou's late strike forced a share of the spoils. Neither side deserved to win. Both deserved to lose.

Thomas Robinet's left-foot finish on the stroke of half-time gave Nantes a 1-0 win over ten-man Nancy in Ligue 2, ending a miserable run of three consecutive defeats for the hosts. Nancy's evening unravelled after Pape Meïssa Ba picked up a yellow card in the 38th minute, with the visitors reduced to ten men at some point during a feisty, card-heavy contest.

Reims dominated the chances but paid the price for wasting four big opportunities, as Yaya Fofana turned the game on its head with two goals in two second-half minutes before substitute Brandon Bokangu grabbed a point for the hosts in the 88th minute.

Nantes have shipped 11 goals in five Ligue 2 matches and cannot afford another soft performance at home. Reims arrive unbeaten and will fancy this.

Boulogne host Nantes at the foot of Ligue 2 on Saturday, with neither side having won a single match this season. Something has to give, but the structural problems on both sides suggest the answer may not be straightforward.

Reims host Montpellier on Friday evening with both sides unbeaten in the early Ligue 2 season, but the patterns beneath those results tell very different stories. This is a tactical collision worth watching closely.