Not happened since 2017 and we’re sure it won’t happen on Friday night either. But what? We’ll answer that question right away: Reims hasn’t won at Lens’ home ground in 8 years, and looking at the standings of the top French league, won well in advance as we know from PSG, we can confidently say that, for the visiting team, the appointment will be postponed again.
Although Lens are in a comfortable position in the league table – with little chance of getting a place in Europe next year – the home team certainly don’t want to give anything away. Also because (but we reiterate the difficulty of this given that there are several teams in between), the arithmetic doesn’t completely condemn the hosts who, with a winning streak between now and the end of the season, could also get back into those positions that would allow them to play outside the national borders next year. Reims, on the other hand, are looking for those all-important points that would keep them in the top flight. Yes, their opponents are third from bottom but they haven’t had a good moment and, on away turf, they haven’t won (not counting the French Cup) since November 10th. That was on matchday 11. So a lifetime ago. Putting all these facts one after the other, it’s clear that we have an idea of how this match might end.
Odds comparison
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The prediction
A fairly easy win for Lens, in a match that could also see only one team score. But in the end, however, there is little doubt as to who will take these three points. They will go to the home team.
The probable lineups for Lens-Reims
LENS (4-2-3-1): Ryan; Machado, Medina, Bah, Gradit, Aguilar; Mendy, El Aynaoui, Agbonifo; Sotoca, Said.
REIMS (4-2-3-1): Diouf; Hiroki, Okumu, Buta, Akieme; Gbane, Kone; Ito, Atangana, Nakamura; Ibrahim.
POSSIBLE EXACT RESULT: 2-1