Reims take on the visitors Lorient in the round 21 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 1st at Stade Auguste-Delaune (Reims).
Reims were able to surprise under the leadership of the "French Nagelsmann". The Champagnes have not been particularly sparkling for a long time. And last season, for example, finished only 12th, however, with a comfortable lead over the outsiders from relegation zone. But in the middle of autumn they were on the 17th, “departing” place, and the experienced Oscar Garcia was shown the door. Initially, the 30-year-old Belgian Still was perceived as a "temporary worker". But with him it turned out not to lose either before the pause or after it, already in the winter - why look for other good things if Will can handle it? Even with PSG it was possible to snatch a draw. Wards of Will Still are on a chic streak of 12 rounds in a row without defeat. Thanks to this, they entrenched themselves in the middle of the table: they don’t fight for high places, but the relegation zone is far away.
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Lorient stubbornly does not want to part with their dream. The Merlucciidaes in 2002 took the French Cup, their biggest achievement. But at the same time, they returned only in 2020, once again, from League 2. And they were not so far from relegating again, when in the previous season they collected only 36 points in 38 matches - fortunately, there were enough of those who were weaker. All the more surprising is the current breakthrough in the performance of the wards of Regis Le Brie, which not only added, but also swung at the fight for European competition. On the other hand, after a strong start, since October, the results have been blown away. One can be proud of the same draw with Monaco, but the victory over the crisis Angers remained the only one for a long time (except for the cup). And then suddenly it turned out to beat strong Rennes - the match ended 2-1. Playing at home, the team prefers open attacking football. But on the road it may well close and build a reliable defense.
In the last 3 matches there was an away victory for Reims with a pair of goalless draws. The clubs did not score in the reverse fixture earlier this season either. It is unlikely that Lorient will be able to surprise the 2nd time in a row. We believe that Reims can win this fight.
Prediction for the match: Reims to win.
