On Sun Mar 13th, in week 28, Angers SCO and Reims will play a match in Angers in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Angers SCO sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud struck first for Rennes in the 33rd minute on a feed from Gaëtan Laborde, then Gaëtan Laborde added another in the 87th minute In the end, Angers SCO couldn’t muster any offence and Rennes ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while reims is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 69th minute, but Jens Cajuste got the equalizer for Reims in the 84th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Reims. Reims is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Auguste-delaune Ii, Angers SCO was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Sofiane Boufal scored the first goal for Angers SCO in the 49th minute on a penalty kick, then Hugo Ekitike tied it up for Reims in the 59th minute on a penalty kick.
Reims is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Marshall Munetsi and Wout Faes each having 2 goals in their last 5. Angers SCO’s most prolific scorer has been Angelo Fulgini. The French midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Angers SCO will be without Mathias Lage and Jimmy Cabot, while Óscar García Junyent’s Reims squad will be without Anastasios Donis, Moussa Doumbia, Arbër Zeneli and Hugo Ekitike.