Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Le Havre will look to build on a morale-boosting win over Montpellier as they take on Reims on Sunday, aiming to climb out of the relegation zone. The hosts face a challenging task against a Reims side desperate to end a three-game losing run. Despite their recent struggles, Reims remain a dangerous team going forward, which could make this an open, high-intensity match.
Le Havre will be without several players, including Josue Casimir, Yann Kitala, Oualid El Hajjam, Arouna Sangante, and Andy Logbo, impacting their lineup options. Reims, meanwhile, have injury concerns of their own, with Teddy Teuma, Mohammed Daramy, Reda Khadra, and Abdoul Kone all sidelined. Given both teams’ recent form and defensive challenges, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last encounter at the venue Reims defeated Le Havre 2-1.
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.