Week 26 features a match on Sunday Feb 27th, where Monaco will host Reims in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Monaco recorded a 1-1 draw against Bordeaux. Remi Oudin struck first for Bordeaux in the 22nd minute, then Jean Marcelin tied it up for Monaco on an own goal in the 67th minute earning them at least the one point. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Monaco should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 14th placed Reims is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brest. Wout Faes struck first for Reims in the 4th minute, then in the 34th minute, Romain Del Castillo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Martín Satriano squeezing out at least the one point for Brest. Reims is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Auguste-delaune Ii, Reims and Monaco battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Reims nor Monaco could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Reims is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Marshall Munetsi and Hugo Ekitike each having 2 goals in their last five. Monaco’s top weapon lately has been Wissam Ben Yedder, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Monaco will be without Krépin Diatta, Cesc Fàbregas, Aleksandr Golovin, Benoît Badiashile and Radosław Majecki, while Valon Berisha, Moussa Doumbia, Arbër Zeneli, Thomas Foket, Moreto Cassama and Yunis Abdelhamid are unavailable to play for Reims.