Week 23 features a match on Sun Feb 6th, where Bordeaux will travel to Reims to battle Reims in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Reims recorded a 1-1 draw against Bastia. Hugo Ekitike scored the first goal for Reims in the 37th minute, then Salles Lamonge got the equalizer for Bastia in the 71st minute on a feed from Christophe Vincent . Reims is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bordeaux recorded a 4-3 win against Strasbourg. Ui Jo Hwang struck first for Bordeaux in the 17th minute on a feed from Remi Oudin, then Alberth Elis added another in the 21st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Reims and Bordeaux last played eachother at the Stade Matmut-atlantique on Oct 31st. Bordeaux was victorious by a score of 3 to 2 in front of just over 11000 fans. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Reims in the 37th minute on a feed from El Toure, then Locko added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from El Toure Finally they completed the comback victory in the 94th minute on a penalty goal by Jimmy Briand to cap off a wild match.
For Bordeaux, their top scorers are Alberth Elis and Ui Jo Hwang, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. Reims hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Fraser Hornby and Hugo Ekitike, and they each have 1 goal
Reims will be without Valon Berisha, Arbër Zeneli and Marshall Munetsi, while Benoît Costil is unavailable to play for Bordeaux.