In this week 29 match on the 20th of March, Reims hosts Olympique Lyonnais at Stade Auguste-delaune Ii in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Reims recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Alexis Flips struck first for Reims in the 24th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Angers SCO couldn’t manage to score, and Reims took the shutout win. Reims is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Olympique Lyonnais is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud struck first for Rennes in the 11th minute, then Baptiste Santamaria added another in the 13th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Olympique Lyonnais should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 1st of December, Reims was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Wout Faes struck first for Reims in the 56th minute, then Karl Toko Ekambi tied it up for Olympique Lyonnais in the 66th minute.
For Olympique Lyonnais, their top scorers are Romain Faivre and Moussa Dembélé, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Reims hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Wout Faes and Nathanael Mbuku, and they each have 1 goal
Óscar García Junyent’s Reims squad will be without Valon Berisha, Anastasios Donis, Moussa Doumbia, Thomas Foket, Yehvann Diouf and Hugo Ekitike, while Olympique Lyonnais will be without Tanguy Ndombélé, Léo Dubois, Rayan Cherki and Sinaly Diomande.