Paris Saint-Germain vs Reims

26 September 2018 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Olivier Thual

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • Edinson Cavani 5’, 44’
  • Neymar 24’ (pen)
  • Thomas Meunier 55’
  • Xavier Chavalerin 2’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Reims. Paris Saint-Germain led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Xavier Chavalerin put Reims ahead in the 2nd minute, set up by Pablo Chavarria, Edinson Cavani equalised in the 5th minute, Neymar put Paris Saint-Germain in front from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, and Cavani made it 3-1 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Thomas Meunier made it 4-1 in the 55th minute, set up by Moussa Diaby.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 3.65 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Reims's 0.33 from 9.

Match stats

Paris Saint-Germain Reims
15 Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.65 xG 0.33
2.89 Non-penalty xG 0.33
12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Paris Saint-Germain Reims
Kick-off
2’
Xavier Chavalerin
Assist: Pablo Chavarria0-1 (Reims)
Edinson Cavani1-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
5’
Neymar
Penalty2-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
24’
Edinson Cavani3-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
44’
Half-time3-1
Thomas Meunier
Assist: Moussa Diaby4-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
55’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Reims
  • Jacques-Alaixys Romao

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.65 0.33 2’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), 0-1 2’ 5’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-1 5’ 24’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-1 24’ 44’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 44’ 55’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), 4-1 55’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.65 0.33 2’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), 0-1 Chavalerin 2’ 5’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-1 Cavani 5’ 24’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 2-1 Neymar 24’ 44’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 Cavani 44’ 55’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), 4-1 Meunier 55’
Paris Saint-Germain 3.65 xGReims 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reims attacking Paris Saint-Germain attacking 
55’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 24’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 90’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.33 xG, goal 56’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 12’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+2’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Remi Oudin (Reims), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Aly Ndom (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Pablo Chavarria (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Sheyi Ojo (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Thomas Meunier (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 24’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 9’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.53 xG, off target 90’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.45 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), set piece, 0.33 xG, goal 56’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 12’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 51’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 71’ Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 2’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+2’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Remi Oudin (Reims), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 22’ Aly Ndom (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Christopher Nkunku (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Pablo Chavarria (Reims), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Xavier Chavalerin (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Sheyi Ojo (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Buffon GK900 0.000.000
Colin Dagba DEF220 0.000.031
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
Marquinhos DEF901 0.530.000
Stanley N'Soki DEF900 0.000.021
Marco Verratti MID900 0.000.042
Adrien Rabiot MID690 0.000.000
Moussa Diaby MID9010 0.000.952
Neymar MID9014 0.861.033
Julian Draxler MID622 0.080.412
Edinson Cavani FWD9026 1.340.000
Thomas Meunier Sub6811 0.830.000
Christopher Nkunku Sub281 0.020.000
Ángel Di María Sub210 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Paris Saint-Germain win 85% Bet365 odds 1.12
Draw 11% Bet365 odds 9.00
Reims win 4% Bet365 odds 21.00

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Reims 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain, 24 May 19  All Paris Saint-Germain vs Reims meetings

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.