Match details. Ligue 2, Regular Season - 10. Kick-off is Mon 26 Oct, 20:45 Lagos time. It is played at Stade de la Libération, Boulogne-Sur-Mer.
What's at stake. US Boulogne are 14th on 9 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Rodez, 1 point clear of Nantes. A win would take them above Rodez. Reims are 4th on 17 points after 9 games, 1 point behind Montpellier, level on points with PAU. A win would take them above Montpellier.
Form. US Boulogne have won one, drawn six and lost three of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L D D. Reims have won five, drawn five and lost none of their last ten, 2.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D W D.
The numbers. US Boulogne score 0.7 and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with four clean sheets and four games without a goal. US Boulogne average 9.4 shots (4.0 on target), 3.9 corners and 2.6 cards a game, with 46% of the ball. Reims score 2.4 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Reims average 10.7 shots (5.3 on target), 2.7 corners and 1.8 cards a game, with 45% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last six meetings US Boulogne have won one, drawn two and lost three. Three of the six went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in three. In the last four, two were drawn and Reims won two. The last time they met, on 4 Apr 2026, it finished US Boulogne 0-0 Reims: US Boulogne had 9 shots to 18, 36% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. Reims to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Reims the likelier winners; Reims are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour Reims. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%.
The bets. Best bet: US Boulogne Under 1.5 Goals at 1.35, 71% on the records (US Boulogne scored under 1.5 in 5 of 5; Reims conceded under 1.5 in 3 of 5). Backup: Reims or Under 2.5 Goals at 1.21. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Under 3.5 Goals (Reims are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 4.5 Goals (Reims are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (Reims are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: US Boulogne 0-1 Reims (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).