Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2023
17:00
Prediction: 2-0
Reims
Olympique Marseille will be aiming to kick off the new Ligue 1 campaign in fashion when they host Reims to their Stade Velodrome on Saturday afternoon. OM suffered a 2-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in their last pre-season friendly, but they are surely capable of making life difficult for Reims in front of home fans. Summer signings Iliman Ndiaye is likely to make his Marseille debut this weekend as as well as former Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi. Defender Leobardo Balerdi is banned for the season opener.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, were producing excellent displays under “football manager” boss William Still in the French top flight last term, but they will have a big fish to fry in the new season opener. Over the years Marseille have turned their Stade Velodrome into a real fortress, which is probably the main reason why we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed.
Highlighted Player (Alexis Sanchez):
Alexis Sanchez is a Chilean football player born on 19th of December 1988. Sanchez started playing football for Cobreloa and played for Colo Colo, River Plate, Udinese and FC Barcelona before he started playing for Arsenal in 2014. The Chilean player is active for the national team as well.
Alexis Sanchez is a right winger and is known for his speed, agility and stamina. Alexis Sanchez won several prizes in his career such as the Primera Division, World Cup for club teams, the FA cup and the Copa America. In 413 games in his career Alexis Sanchez made 112 goals.
Alexis Sanchez’ nickname was give by the Colo Colo fans and is El Nino Maravila which literally means The Wonder Kid. In 2014-2015 Alexis Sanchez was placed in the PFA team of the year and got nominated as Player of the year.
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.
