On Monday Jan 2nd, Lille will play host to Reims in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Lille is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Clermont. Angel Gomes scored the first goal for Lille in the 68th minute on a penalty, then Mohamed Bayo added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jonathan David In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory. Lille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Reims, recorded a 3-1 win against Rennes. Folarin Balogun struck first for Reims in the 6th minute, then Alexis Flips added another in the 22nd minute. Reims is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Folarin Balogun has been the most prolific scorer on Reims in the last five matches with 3 goals. Alan Virginius has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Lille
Lille will be without Jonathan Bamba and Adam Ounas, while Reims will be without Nathanael Mbuku.