Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Reims
Match Time & Date:
17/08/2024
01:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Lille
Reims and Lille go head to head at Stade Auguste-Delaune in what is expected to be an exciting season opener. Les Rouges et Blancs outplayed Auxerre 3-1 in their last warm-up game and they surely want to give fans yet another reason to celebrate this weekend. Michael Richardson has joined Serie A side Fiorentina, while new signing Cedric Kipre is widely expected to make his official Ligue 1 debut against Lille.
Les Dogues, on the other hand, head into the match following the Champions League encounter with Fenerbahce. As tired legs could prove to be a big problem for the visiting side, home win should be considered. Talented centre-back Leny Yoro has joined Manchester United for a record €62.00m fee, while the club chiefs have signed the likes of Aissa Mandi, Thomas Meunier, Osame Sahraoui, and Ngal-ayel Mukau in the summer transfer window.
Highlighted Player (Benjamin André):
Benjamin Andre is a French footballer, who began his career at Stade Raphaelois youth team. At the age of 16 Andre moved to Ajaccio and he played for the first team from 2008 to 2014. The right-footed midfielder scored 12 goals in 187 appearances in the league for the Corsican team and in the summer of 2014 he moved to fellow French club Rennes.
Andre scored his first goal for les Rouges et Noirs on January 25, 2015, in a 4-1 defeat to Caen. The French player made provided three assists for his teammates in 36 appearances for Rennes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign and the club chiefs decided to extend his contract in June, 2017. His deal with the Roazhon Park outfit should expire on June 30, 2022.
Benjamin Andre, who was born in Nice on August 3, 1990, has seven caps for France U21 team. The Rennes footballer plays as a central midfielder, but he is often used as both left and right midfielder.
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.
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