On Saturday Dec 11th, Reims will host Saint-Étienne in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Reims recorded a 1-2 loss against Angers SCO. Sofiane Boufal struck first for Angers SCO in the 49th minute on a penalty shot, but Hugo Ekitike got the equalizer for Reims in the 59th minute on a penalty shot. Reims is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while saint-Étienne is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Rennes. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 22nd minute, then Martin Terrier added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Lovro Majer In the end, Saint-Étienne was frustrated by Rennes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rennes ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
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.
Saint-Étienne is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Saidou Sow and Jean-Philippe Krasso each only have 1 goal in their last five. Reims’s most prolific scorer has been Hugo Ekitike. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Fraser Hornby, Arbër Zeneli, Marshall Munetsi, Thomas Foket, Moreto Cassama and Fode Doucoure are unavailable to play for Óscar García Junyent’s team, while Saint-Étienne will be without Romain Hamouma, Yvan Neyou Noupa and Aimen Moueffek.