On the 14th of August, Reims will play host to Clermont in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 19th placed Reims, recorded a 1-4 loss against Olympique Marseille. Wout Faes scored the first goal for Olympique Marseille on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Nuno Tavares added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Leonardo Balerdi. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, Clermont recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Paris Saint Germain. Neymar struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 9th minute on a feed from Lionel Messi, then Achraf Hakimi added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Neymar At the end of 90 a dissapointed Clermont couldn’t manage to score, and Paris Saint Germain took the shutout win. Clermont looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Reims won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Komnen Andrić has been the most effective weapon for Clermont lately. The Serbian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Andrew Gravillon and Arbër Zeneli are the top scorers for Reims in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Maxime Busi, Anastasios Donis, Nathanael Mbuku, Thomas Foket, Moreto Cassama and Bradley Locko are unavailable to play for Óscar García Junyent’s team, while Mehdi Zeffane and Grejohn Kyei are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team.