Reims vs Laval Prediction & Betting Tips (8 December)

Forced to bounce back in Ligue 2 after being relegated to the wire at the end of the play-offs, Stade de Reims is not flying over the debates in this championship for the moment even if it is well and truly in the race to try to find the elite as quickly as possible. But after having had a delicate period, the Champenois are doing better since they have chained 3 very important successes during the last 4 days played against Boulogne 2-6, Dunkirk defeat 1-2, Bastia 1-3 and finally against Montpellier during a shock of relegations 2-0. As a result, in the ranking, the Rémois moved up to 4th position, 3 units from the podium. Last weekend, Karel Geraerts' men tried to maintain this good dynamic against Torcy in the Coupe de France and it was done quite easily 1-5. Subscribed to the first part of the ranking during the last two seasons, Stade Lavallois does not experience the same success in this first part of the season.

The start of this exercise was indeed quite complicated for Olivier Frapolli's men who had only achieved one small success during the first 12 days. That said, the Tango have moved forward in recent weeks by winning 2 of their last 3 matches played against Nancy 1-2, Troyes defeat 0-1, and especially Bastia 0-2 in a late match. These good results allowed the Mayennais to leave the red zone and occupy 14th place. Last weekend, they confirmed their good return to form by defeating Cellier-Mauves in the Coupe de France 6-0. 

Once again, the Rémois will not be able to count on the long-term absentees Okumu and Fofana who are on the flank. Striker Ibrahim (4 goals, 1 assist) is also forced to stay in the infirmary. However, the Champenois can still rely on most of their executives.

Among the men to watch, we can of course cite the Japanese Nakamura (6 goals, 2 assists this season) who again scored on the last day against Montpellier. Substitute on the last day, the Franco-Maltese Teuma (4 goals, 5 assists) could regain his starting place.