Reims vs Montpellier: Reims faces Montpellier in their first home game of the season on Sunday in the Ligue 1 as they look to start off with a victory.
Match Details:
Teams: Reims vs Montpellier
Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims, France
Date: Sunday, 15th August, 2021
Time: 06:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.fancode.com
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Preview
Reims will look to get their first win of the season as they face Montpellier in the first home match of the Ligue 1 season.
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After a 0-0 draw against Nice last week, Reims will look to once again get their campaign back on track and gain some consistency.
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🚑 Zeneli, Donis, Konan, Hornby
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Reims were not at their best against Lyon and could not manage a single shot on target from their 5 total shots in the match.
This will be a cause of concern for new manager, Oscar Garcia; who will aim to see improvement.
On the other hand, Montpellier succumbed to a 2-3 defeat against Marseille on Monday and will look to get their campaign back on track this week.
Peres’ OG and Laborde’s strike gave Montpellier a 2-0 half time.
But Payet’s brace along with Under’s strike in the second half ensured a comeback from Marseille, to start their season on a high.
Montpellier will look to get back to winning ways in this fixture.
Both sides met last in February 2021 for a Ligue 1 match which finished 0-0.
STADE DE REIMS – MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT SC (0 – 0) – Résumé – (SdR – MHSC) / 2020-2021 – YouTube
Form Guide
Reims: LLLLD
Montpellier: DWLWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Reims 0-0 Nice
Montpellier 2-3 Marseille
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Reims vs Montpellier in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Amazon Prime or JioTV App. No broadcast is available for Indian viewers.
Team News
Donis, Hornby and Zeneli are ruled out due to muscle and ligament injuries respectively.
For Montpellier; Bitolo, Omlin and Mendes are the absentees; as they all have long-term injury concerns.
Reims possible 11:
Rajkovic, Foket, Gravillon, Faes, Abdelhamid, Cafaro, Munetsi, Chavelerin, Konan, Mbuku and Sierhuis
Montpellier possible 11:
Bertaud, Ristic, Sakho, Thuler, Sambia, Mollet, Ferri, Savanier, Mavididi, Delort and Laborde
Prediction: Reims 0-2 Montpellier
Montpellier should get their first win of the season as they look the stronger side on paper and even after last week’s loss; they pose much more quality than the home side.
Reims’ lack of efforts on target and possession is a cause of concern. This could hamper their success against Montpellier.
Players to watch out for: Mbuku, Chavelerin, Laborde and Delort.