Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Reims will look to recover from the Coupe de France defeat to Sochaux when they take on Nantes in the Ligue 1 round 19. Les Rouges et Blancs aim to build on back-to-back wins over Le Havre and Monaco and they are seen as hot favourites to win Sunday’s encounter. Even though all Oumar Diakite, Ibrahim Diakite, Amir Richardson, Yunis Abdelhamid, Junya Ito, and Keito Nakamura are on international duty, home win should be considered.
Les Canaris, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form and given their four-match losing run in the national championship, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from Sunday’s showdown. As for the away team, all Simon, Mohamed, Moutoussamy, and Castelletto are on international duty, while forward Benie Adama Traore misses the match through suspension. To make things even worse for the away team, both Bastien Meupiyou and Ignatius Ganago are out of contention through injuries.
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.