In a weekend match in week 31, on Sat Apr 9th, Reims hosts Rennes at Stade Auguste-delaune Ii in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Reims sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Troyes. Renaud Ripart struck first for Troyes in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Mama Baldé, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Reims was frustrated by Troyes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Troyes ended the match with the shutout victory. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while rennes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Nice. Andy Delort struck first for Nice in the 67th minute on a feed from Youcef Atal, then Martin Terrier got the equalizer for Rennes in the 78th minute on a feed from Benjamin Bourigeaud earning them at least the one point. Rennes is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On the 12th of September, Rennes hosted Reims at the Roazhon Park in their last match together. Reims was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 24000 fans. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Reims in the 26th minute, then N’Dri Koffi added another in the 67th minute on a feed from Ilan Kebbal In the end, Rennes was frustrated by Reims’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Reims ended the match with the shutout victory.
Martin Terrier has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 5 goals for Rennes. Nathanael Mbuku and Kevin Volland are the top scorers for Reims in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Arbër Zeneli, Marshall Munetsi and Hugo Ekitike are unavailable to play for Reims, while Bruno Génésio’s squad will be without K. Sulemana, Jeremy Doku and Alfred Gomis.