In this week 19 match, on Wed Dec 22nd, Olympique Marseille hosts Reims in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Olympique Marseille is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Strasbourg. Dieng struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 62nd minute, then Duje Ćaleta-Car added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Dimitri Payet In the end, Strasbourg couldn’t muster any offence and Olympique Marseille ran away with the shutout win. Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Reims, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Saint-Étienne. El Toure scored the first goal for Reims in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot, then Nathanael Mbuku added another in the 89th minute on a feed from Hugo Ekitike In the end, Saint-Étienne couldn’t muster any offence and Reims ran away with the shutout win. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Olympique Marseille won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Hugo Ekitike has been the most prolific scorer on Reims in his last 5 matches with three goals. Olympique Marseille’s most prolific scorer has been Gerson. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.