Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Marseille
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-0
Reims
After eliminating Cannet Rocheville in the Coupe de France last 64, Olympique Marseille will look to retain second place in the Ligue 1 standings when they take on Reims on Matchday 19. OM did well to beat Strasbourg on the road in their last league match, and they are surely capable of beating Reims at home ground. Head coach Jorge Sampaoli should have a full squad to choose from.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, defeated St. Etienne on day 18, with the team remaining in 14th place in the standings. Reims have been in a promising form of late, but seeing that OM are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe that the visitors are capable of grabbing something from the midweek clash. All Marshall Munetsi, Fode Doucoure, Fraser Hornby, and Arber Zeneli miss out with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Valentin Rongier):
Valentin Rongier is a French footballer, who plays for Ligue 1 side Nantes as a defensive midfielder. Rongier, who was born on December 7, 1994 in Macon (France) scored two goals in 39 appearances for Nantes B from 2013 to 2015 and he made his Ligue 1 debut with Les Canaris on October 18, 2014 in a 1-1 draw with Stade de Reims.
It has to be noted that he replaced Lucas Deaux 15 minutes before the final whistle. Over the years Valentin Rongier has established himself as a first-team regular at Nantes and you should know that he made no less than 31 appearances for the club in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
On June 25, 2015 he extended his deal with the La Beaujoir-Louis Fonteneau outfit and his contract should expire on June 30, 2020. Valentin Rongier’s main position is defensive midfielder, but he is used as a central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right.
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.
