Reims entertain second-placed Marseille at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II in Ligue 1 on Sunday (March 19).
They also have a solid record in recent games against Reims. The hosts are unbeaten in the league since October and have won their last three games. Only Paris Saint-Germain and Lens (3 apiece) have had fewer defeats. Reims are on a 19-game unbeaten run in Ligue 1 and have won four of their last six games, keeping four clean sheets. - Interestingly, the hosts have kept clean sheets in four of their last five home games, while Marseille have not conceded in four of their last five away outings. - The hosts have kept a clean sheet in their last six league games.
Reims' excellent run of form will take a huge test when they play hosts to Marseille at the Stade Auguste Delaune as the away side aims to stay just about ...
Reims are in their best stint of form so far this season. Marseille are coming into this one off the back of beating Rennes and drawing with Strasbourg to keep them in second in Ligue 1. The club also drew 0-0 with Nice and also defeated Troyes 4-0 before this with a 0-0 draw against Auxerre, and it now means six clean sheets in a row as Will Still continues to establish himself as one of the brightest most surprising managers on the continent right now.
Reims has been unbeaten in the last five tournament games. After a 3-1 defeat to Toulouse in the Coupe de France, Reims hopes to get three crucial points to ...
They have also kept a clean sheet in five of the last six away games. Manager Igor Tudor will be adamant to get this in their travel and extend their winning streak while playing as the away side to eight consecutive games. OM’s most recent game was a 2-2 draw with Strasbourg, the same scoreline in their last match-up way back in October. No clean sheets will be tallied this game but based on their first meeting in August, Marseille feels to have a slightly better edge than Reims. Junya Ito, Marshall Munetsi, and Alexis Flips also contributed to the 12 goals scored by Reims in this campaign. Reims is in the eighth spot of the Ligue 1 table, barely above the middle of the standings. In 23 starts in 26 games played, he has found the back of the net 16 times. Their last taste of defeat came in February against Toulouse in the Coupe de France. Reims has been unbeaten in the last five tournament games. Like the hosts, Marseille will be focusing their attention on the remaining games in France’s domestic tourney and hopes to build from their two-game unbeaten streak. In their last 23 official games, Reims had just lost twice. Reims’ last loss in Ligue 1 was in September when AS Monaco gave them a 3-0 thumping.
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Leonardo Balerdi and Sead Kolasinac are both absent for Olympique de Marseille as travel to Stade de Reims with the aim of finally ending Will Still's.
Valentin Rongier and Jordan Veretout are favourites to start in the heart of the midfield. Balerdi’s absence will be music to the ears of one Marseille fan in particular, In the absence of Baledri and Kolasinac, Samuel Gigot, Éric Bailly and Chancel Mbemba are set to start in a three-man defence.