Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Stade Auguste-Delaune will host Sunday’s matinee between Reims and Olympique Lyon, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. Reims climbed to 5th place in the standings thanks to a 2-1 win over Lille and, as a result, the odds for home win have been dropping. Defender Josh Wilson-Esbrand remains on the sidelines with an ankle injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Les Gones, on the other hand, are having a dreadful start to the season, with the team collecting only two points in total from possible 18. As Lyon failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Brest at the weekend, we believe that there is a big value in betting on les Rouges et Blancs. Alexandre Lacazette misses out through suspension, while both Henrique and Dejan Lovren are sidelined with injuries, speaking of the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Reims):
Reims are a French football club founded in 1931. Reims welcome their rivals at Stade Auguste Delaune, which can hold up to 21,684 people. Believe it or not, Reims won six Ligue 1 titles (1948/1949, 1952/1953, 1954/1955, 1957/1958, 1959/1960, 1961/1962). To make things even better for the fans, Reims participated in the European Cup final on two occasions.
In 1956 they faced Real Madrid in the title game and despite taking the lead after six minutes, the French side eventually suffered a 4-3 loss to los Blancos at Parc des Princes. Three years later Reims had a chance to get their revenge on Real Madrid, but the Spanish giants once again won the European Cup, with Mateos and Di Stefano finding the net in the 2-0 victory over Albert Batteux.
The club’s most notable footballer is Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals for France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals. Reims’ home colours are red and white, with the team wearing white when playing on the road.