In this week 18 match, on Wed Jan 11th, Ajaccio hosts Reims at Stade François Coty in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed Ajaccio is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Toulouse. Rafael Ratão scored the first goal for Toulouse in the 46th minute, then Brecht Dejaegere added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Rafael Ratão At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ajaccio couldn’t manage to score, and Toulouse took the shutout win. Ajaccio is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Reims is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Lille. Jonathan David struck first for Lille in the 32nd minute, then Jens Cajuste got the equalizer for Reims in the 79th minute on a feed from Thibault De Smet earning Reims a comeback draw. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Both Marshall Munetsi and Folarin Balogun have been the hottest scorers for Reims in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ajaccio is fortunate enough to have Youcef Belaïli in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals
Olivier Pantaloni’s Ajaccio squad will be without Romain Hamouma, Clement Vidal, Mickaël Barreto, Yoann Touzghar, Fernand Mayembo and Cedric Avinel, while Bradley Locko is unavailable to play for Reims.