On the 18th of February, Nice hosts Reims at Allianz Riviera in a clash of the Ligue 1. Nice sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Ajaccio. Dante scored the first goal for Nice in the 3rd minute, then Bilal Brahimi added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Sofiane Diop In the end, Ajaccio couldn’t muster any offence and Nice ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Nice should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 10th placed Reims is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Troyes. Marshall Munetsi struck first for Reims in the 10th minute, then Myziane Maolida added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Marshall Munetsi In the end, Troyes couldn’t muster any offence and Reims ran away with the shutout win. Reims should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Reims and Nice last played eachother at the Stade Auguste-delaune Ii on the 15th of January. Reims and Nice battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Reims nor Nice could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Reims is fortunate enough to have Folarin Balogun in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. For Nice, their top scorers are Gaëtan Laborde and Bilal Brahimi, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.