In a weekend match on Sunday Apr 24th, in week 34, Reims hosts Olympique Marseille at Stade Auguste-delaune Ii in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Reims sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Lille. Marshall Munetsi scored the first goal for Reims in the 32nd minute, then Renato Sanches got the equalizer for Lille in the 57th minute on a feed from Angel Gomes. Reims is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while olympique Marseille is fresh off their 3-2 win against Nantes. Andrei Girotto scored the first goal for Nantes in the 26th minute, then Dimitri Payet tied it up for Olympique Marseille in the 39th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 75th minute on a goal by Amine Harit to cap off a wild match. Olympique Marseille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Reims and Olympique Marseille last played eachother at the Orange Vélodrome on Wed Dec 22nd. Olympique Marseille and Reims battled to a 1-1 draw. Hugo Ekitike scored the first goal for Reims in the 75th minute, but Dimitri Payet got the equalizer for Olympique Marseille in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point.
Olympique Marseille’s most prolific scorer has been Dimitri Payet. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Reims hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jens Cajuste and Maxime Busi, and they each have 1 goal
Azor Matusiwa, Arbër Zeneli, Yunis Abdelhamid and Hugo Ekitike are unavailable to play for Óscar García Junyent’s team, while Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya’s Olympique Marseille squad will be without Arkadiusz Milik and Leonardo Balerdi.