On Sunday Sep 4th, in week 6, Reims plays host to Lens in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Reims is fresh off their 4-2 win against Angers SCO. Marshall Munetsi scored the first goal for Reims in the 23rd minute, then Junya Ito added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jens Cajuste. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 5-2 win against Lorient. Florian Sotoca scored the first goal for Lens in the 24th minute, then Wesley Saïd added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Pereira da Costa. Lens is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Lens won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Florian Sotoca has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Lens. Folarin Balogun has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Reims
Azor Matusiwa, Thomas Foket and Emmanuel Agbadou are unavailable to play for Óscar García Junyent’s team, while Lens will be without Wuilker Faríñez.