In a weekend match in week 22, on Sun Feb 5th, Auxerre will host Reims at Stade De L’abbé Deschamps in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Auxerre recorded a 2-3 loss against Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder struck first for Monaco in the 11th minute, then Ben Seghir added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique. Auxerre looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while reims is fresh off their 4-2 win against Lorient. Enzo Le Fee struck first for Lorient in the 10th minute, then Ibrahima Kone added another in the 35th minute But luckily in the 61st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Folarin Balogun. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Reims should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sun Oct 23rd, Reims hosted Auxerre in their last match together. Reims won by a score of 2 to 1. Folarin Balogun scored the first goal for Reims in the 28th minute, then M’Baye Niang tied it up for Auxerre in the 33rd minute.
Reims is fortunate enough to have Folarin Balogun in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Auxerre is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gaëtan Perrin and Nuno Da Costa each having 2 goals in their last five.