Week 21 brings us a match on Jan 16th where Reims will host Metz in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Reims is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Clermont. Neither Clermont nor Reims could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while metz sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Strasbourg. Ludovic Ajorque struck first for Strasbourg in the 50th minute, then Jean-Eudes Aholou added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ludovic Ajorque At the end of 90 a dissapointed Metz couldn’t manage to score, and Strasbourg took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Reims and Metz last played eachother at the Stade Saint-symphorien on Aug 22nd. Metz and Reims battled to a 1-1 draw. Marshall Munetsi struck first for Reims in the 7th minute, then Digbo Maiga got the equalizer for Metz in the 14th minute on a feed from Pape Sarr earning Metz at least a draw.
Metz is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ibrahima Niane and Farid Boulaya each only have 1 goal in their last five. Reims is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nathanael Mbuku and El Toure each only have 1 goal in their last five
Reims will be without Valon Berisha, Azor Matusiwa, Fraser Hornby, Mathieu Cafaro, Arbër Zeneli, Marshall Munetsi, Hugo Ekitike and Doucoure, while Manuel Cabit, Matthieu Udol and Kévin N’Doram are unavailable to play for Frédéric Antonetti’s team.