Reims vs Brest Prediction & Betting Tips (26 October)

Reims 6th was one of the nice surprises at the start of the season. The Marne club did not lose between the first day and the last at Auxerre 2-1 last weekend. Between these two disappointments, the team led by Luka Elsner had 4 wins and 2 draws. His last receptions resulted in a good draw against PSG 1-1 , champions of France, and a success just before the break against a Montpellier team struggling 4-2. The residents of the Auguste Delaune stadium will want to do it again against a Brest team which played a Champions League match in the middle of the week. Brest is also positioned in 11th place in the ranking after the first 8 days.

The Breton club, which wants to confirm its previous year, must at the same time compete in the Champions League. He won his first two matches and faced Bayer Leverkusen at home on Wednesday. In the championship, the SB29 has recovered somewhat recently after losing a lot of points along the way. He remains on a 2-0 victory acquired before the truce against Le Havre and a 1-1 draw against Rennes upon returning from international obligations. 

Two good news should be noted at Stade de Reims, the returns from suspension of starting midfielder Fofana and striker Diakité who scored his second goal of the season before the international break. Full-back Koné, who returned to competition last weekend with the reserve team after a few weeks of unavailability, should make his return to the group well. However, this will not yet be the case for the long-term injured Khadra. Winger Daramy (no goals), absent from the last match, is uncertain. The Japanese Nakamura is flying at the start of the season. He has scored in the last 5 matches. The Brest team sees the return from suspension of its important left side Haïdara who served his sanction during the last day.

Also returns of wingers Salah (1 goal in Ligue 1) and Sima (3 goals in the Champions League). On the other hand, defender Locko remains absent and will be missed by his team for several more months. Central defender Le Cardinal, started by Eric Roy for the first 5 matches of the season, joined him in the infirmary. Absent on Wednesday in the Champions League, he is not guaranteed to return to Reims. Del Castillo, scorer last weekend, is Brest's biggest threat at the moment in the league, with 3 goals on the clock.