Reims vs Lens Prediction & Betting Tips (29 November)

Reims has a second reception in a row to negotiate, six days after sharing the points with Lyon 1-1. At home, the Rémois have only won 2 of their first 6 matches of the season. Winner in Le Havre 0-3 just before the international break, the Marnais squad pocketed 4 points in the last 2 days. However, this contribution of points is the same including the 3 matches which precede those against Le Havre and Lyon, then all lost. In the standings, Luka Elsner's team is in 8th place, just 2 points from the top 5.

Opposite, Lens holds one point less than Reims and is placed one notch below, in 9th position in Ligue 1. The Sang et Or saw the truce come after their success at home against Nantes 3-2 but the players of Will Still, the former coach of Reims, were not able to restore the covered Saturday, still in front of their audience. They were dominated by a Marseille team 1-3 stronger on the road than at home. The RCL has only signed one victory in the last 4 days of the championship since it was defeated by Lille 0-2 at the end of October and PSG 1-0 at the beginning of November before meeting Nantes. 

The good news of the week on the Reims side is the return of defensive executive Agbadou, then suspended against Lyon last Saturday. The young defender Abd. Koné will not return before the end of the year. Two other long-term injured players are to be deplored: the Danish striker Daramy, whose season seems to be over, and the midfielder Khadra. Also absent against Lyon, the full-back Busi who has not played a single minute this season and the starting defender Okumu are uncertain. Diakité, scorer in the last two league matches, has 4 goals in this exercise.

The Japanese Nakamura (6 goals) is ahead of him in the statistics. Lens can rejoice in no longer having its suspended players. Impacted recently, the Sang et Or see the return of senior defenders Gradit and Khusanov. However, all the lights are not green for this squad still without the striker Satriano (no goals in 4 matches), the right piston Aguilar, the corridor player Cabot (no matches) and the important offensive player Saïd. The latter scored 2 goals before getting injured in October.