Caen vs Reims

11 May 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Johan Hamel

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

  • Casimir Ninga 14’
  • Faycal Fajr 40’
  • Frederic Guilbert 45’
  • Moussa Doumbia 37’
  • Arbër Zeneli 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Caen won 3-2 at home to Reims. Caen led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Casimir Ninga put Caen ahead with a header in the 14th minute, set up by Emmanuel Imorou, Moussa Doumbia equalised from a corner in the 37th minute, Faycal Fajr put Caen back in front with a direct free kick in the 40th minute, and Frederic Guilbert made it 3-1 in the 45th minute, set up by Herman Moussaki. In the second half, Arbër Zeneli pulled one back to make it 3-2 from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

Reims can feel hard done by, creating 1.63 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Caen's 1.10 from 14.

Match stats

Caen Reims
14 Shots 15
10 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 1.63
1.06 Non-penalty xG 0.87
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Caen Reims
Kick-off
Casimir Ninga
Assist: Emmanuel Imorou1-0 (Caen)
14’
37’
Moussa Doumbia1-1 (Reims)
Faycal Fajr2-1 (Caen)
40’
Frederic Guilbert
Assist: Herman Moussaki3-1 (Caen)
45’
Half-time3-1
82’
Arbër Zeneli
Penalty3-2 (Reims)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Caen
  • Younn Zahary
Reims
  • Thomas Foket
  • Pablo Chavarria

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.63 14’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), 1-0 14’ 37’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), 1-1 37’ 40’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), 2-1 40’ 45’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), 3-1 45’ 82’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 3-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.10 1.63 14’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), 1-0 Ninga 14’ 37’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), 1-1 Doumbia 37’ 40’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), 2-1 Fajr 40’ 45’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), 3-1 Guilbert 45’ 82’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), 3-2 Zeneli 82’
Caen 1.10 xGReims 1.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reims attacking Caen attacking 
82’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Suk Hyun-Jun (Reims), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 40’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 52’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 4’ Emmanuel Imorou (Caen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Björn Engels (Reims), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Suk Hyun-Jun (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 61’ Prince Oniangué (Caen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Hassane Kamara (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 18’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Suk Hyun-Jun (Reims), from a corner, 0.46 xG, saved 50’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 52’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 50’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 40’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, goal 52’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+2’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 14’ Casimir Ninga (Caen), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 4’ Emmanuel Imorou (Caen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Björn Engels (Reims), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Suk Hyun-Jun (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Moussa Doumbia (Reims), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 61’ Prince Oniangué (Caen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Frederic Guilbert (Caen), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 49’ Faycal Fajr (Caen), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 7’ Hassane Kamara (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Malik Tchokounte (Caen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Brice Samba GK900 0.000.000
Frederic Guilbert DEF9012 0.100.392
Alexander Djiku DEF900 0.000.000
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Imorou DEF7911 0.080.081
Jessy Deminguet MID900 0.000.000
Faycal Fajr MID9013 0.140.031
Saif-Eddine Khaoui MID691 0.020.011
Herman Moussaki MID9010 0.000.233
Casimir Ninga MID9013 0.290.011
Malik Tchokounte FWD603 0.440.000
Prince Oniangué Sub301 0.030.000
Younn Zahary Sub210 0.000.000
Yoel Armougom Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Caen win 39% Bet365 odds 2.40
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Reims win 30% Bet365 odds 3.10

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Caen LLWWD
Reims DDLDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.