In this week 11 match on the 15th of October, Lorient will play host to Reims in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Lorient is fresh off their 2-1 win against Brest. Romain Del Castillo struck first for Brest in the 17th minute on a feed from Jere Uronen, then Terem Moffi got the equalizer for Lorient in the 24th minute on a feed from Laurent Abergel But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Terem Moffi. Lorient is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while reims sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Paris Saint Germain. Neither Reims nor Paris Saint Germain could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 25 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Reims looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
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.
Folarin Balogun has been the most prolific scorer on Reims in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Terem Moffi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Lorient
Lorient will be without Adil Aouchiche, Quentin Boisgard, Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, while Óscar García Junyent’s Reims squad will be without Rafik Guitane, Junya Ito and Maxime Busi.