Our prediction for this Coupe de France match:
Reims will look to book their spot in the Coupe de France quarter-finals when they take on Bourgoin Jallieu on Thursday evening. Les Rouges et Blancs aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Nantes and they are seen as hot favourites to win the French Cup game. Both Mamadou Diakhon and Nhoa Sangui are pushing for a start, while Ivory Coast forward Oumar Diakite is back from suspension.
The lower-league side, on the other hand, face an uphill task in Thursday’s clash. Bourgoin Jallieu did well to shock Olympique Lyon in the previous round, but we do not believe that they are capable of claiming yet another major scalp in Coupe de France. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Mehdi Moujetzky, who scored a brace in the triumph over les Gones, while Safwan MBae is a major doubt.
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.