Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Reims
Match Time & Date:
26/09/2021
15:00
Prediction: 1-1
Nantes
Sunday’s football game at Stade Auguste-Delaune pits together Reims and Nantes, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. Reims sit in the 15th position in the standings, only three points clear of the relegation zone, and, no doubt, they are eager to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Lille. All Mathieu Cafaro, El Bilal Toure, Moussa Doumbia, Fraser Hornby, and Arber Zeneli are sidelined with injuries for the home team.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Angers and Brest, but seeing that they are not regarded as good travelers, we are tempted to put our money on draw. Both Fabio da Silva and Anthony Limbombe are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the trip to Reims.
Highlighted Player (Moussa Doumbia):
A Malian midfielder Moussa Doumbia has been with Russian side FK Rostov since 2014. The 22-year-old powerful midfielder started his career with Real Bamako in 2012. Doumbia spent two years playing for the Scorpions in the Malien Premiere Division, the top rank in the country. Russian side recognised his talent and made a transfer in 2014 tying Moussa Doumbia on a four-year deal.
During two seasons with Russian Premier League outfit, Doumbia was involved in 31 league matches. In 2015-16 season he contributed to his club’s runners-up finish with two goals of his own. Full-time Mali international made his national team debut in 2014 in a 3-1 victory over China in Shenzen.
His most recent international appearances occurred in September during an empathic 5-2 win over Benin in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Doumbia went on to score his team’s fifth goal with eleven minutes on the clock rounding off an impressive performance.
Highlighted Team (Nantes):
Founded on April 21, 1943 Nantes is a professional football club that compete in French Ligue 1. Les Canaris are considered one of the most famous French clubs and they had a lot of success during the sixties and the seventies. Nantes won their first Ligue 1 title in the 1964/1965 season and 36 years later (2000/2001) they clinched their eighth (last) domestic trophy.
Speaking of the club’s European success, les Canaris did well to make it to the Champions League semis in 1996, but Italian giants Juventus proved to be a big catch for the French outfit. Nantes welcome their rivals at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau and the capacity of the stadium is 38.004.
The likes of Vahid Halilhodzic, Adel Selimi, Michel Der Zakarian, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Yepes, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Claude Makelele, Christian Karembeu and Dimitri Payet are the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Nantes are well known for their yellow jerseys and that is the reason why they are nicknamed the Canaries (les Canaris).
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