Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Reims
Match Time & Date:
1 December 2023
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Strasbourg
Stade Auguste-Delaune will host Friday’s football game between Reims and Strasbourg, the two teams who will open the Ligue 1 round 14. Reims aim to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Rennes, with the team eyeing their fourth home win of the process. Marshall Munetsi limped off with injury in the last league fixture, with Amir Richardson likely to step up, while all Marshall Munetsi, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Ibrahim Diakite, and Keito Nakamura remain in the treatment room.
Le Racing, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last three league matches, but seeing that Reims have turned their Stade Auguste-Delaune into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. Midfielder Maxime Bastian should be the only absentee in the away team. In their last meeting in the Ligue 1 Strasbourg defeated Reims 2-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
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