In this week 35 match on May 1st, Reims will travel to Lorient to battle Lorient in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Lorient sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud scored the first goal for Rennes in the 17th minute, then Martin Terrier added another in the 19th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lorient couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. Lorient is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Reims, recorded a 0-1 loss against Olympique Marseille. Gerson scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Reims was frustrated by Olympique Marseille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Olympique Marseille ended the match with the shutout victory. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Lorient and Reims last played eachother at the Stade Auguste-delaune Ii on the 19th of September. Reims and Lorient battled to a 0-0 draw in front of just over nine thousand. Neither Reims nor Lorient could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Reims is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jens Cajuste and Maxime Busi each only have 1 goal in their last five. Lorient’s top weapon lately has been Terem Moffi, who has three goals in the last five matches
Christophe Pélissier’s Lorient squad will be without Bonke Innocent, Thomas Monconduit, Jérémy Morel, Le Fee, Stéphane Diarra, Julien Laporte and Teddy Bartouche, while Óscar García Junyent’s squad will be without Hugo Ekitike.