Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 13th, where Nantes hosts Reims in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Nantes sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Strasbourg. Dimitri Liénard struck first for Strasbourg in the 74th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nantes couldn’t muster any offence and Strasbourg ran away with the shutout win. Nantes is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while reims is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Bordeaux. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Reims in the 40th minute, then Marshall Munetsi added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Reims took the shutout win. Reims is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Sep 26th, Reims hosted Nantes in their last match together. Reims was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Thomas Foket struck first for Reims in the 51st minute on a feed from Alexis Flips, then Moses Simon got the equalizer for Nantes in the 62nd minute on a feed from Chirivella.
Both Marshall Munetsi and Hugo Ekitike have been the hottest scorers for Reims in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Andrei Girotto and Ludovic Blas have been the hottest scorers for Nantes in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.