Week 19 features a match on Sun Jan 15th, where Nice will travel to Reims to battle Reims in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Reims sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Marshall Munetsi struck first for Reims in the 3rd minute on a feed from Emmanuel Agbadou, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ajaccio couldn’t manage to score, and Reims took the shutout win. Reims should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while nice sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 6-1 blowout win against Montpellier. Nicolas Pépé scored the first goal for Nice in the 15th minute, then Khépren Thuram added another in the 35th minute. Nice is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Nice won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Ross Barkley has been the most effective weapon for Nice lately. The English midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Kaj Sierhuis has been the most prolific scorer on Reims in the last five matches with 3 goals
William Still’s squad will be without Nathanael Mbuku and Bradley Locko, while Aaron Ramsey and Hicham Boudaoui are unavailable to play for Nice.