Strasbourg and Reims meet at Stade de la Meinau, in a match for the 30 th round of League 1. Reims won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 15- 12-2018. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and drew 2.
Strasbourg:
The home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 39 points won, after 9 wins, 12 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Olympique Lyonnais, by (2-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Nîmes, by (2-2). In the last game they played, for the Coupe de la Ligue, they beat Guingamp at home by (4-1), in the shoot-out on penalties. In the last 10 home league matches Strasbourg has won 3, tied 5 and lost 2, for which they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 29 matches in the competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
Strasbourg starts for this day with a victory, on penalties, at the reception to Guingamp, advancing in this way for the next phase of the League Cup. In the last match for the championship, the locals drew two against Nîmes. The club of the house shows good notes in the maintenance of possession of the ball, in which Thomasson stands out for its quality of pass and vision of the game. Thus, it will not be surprising that the local coach organizes the team in 3-5-2, being Nuno da Costa and Mothiba the most offensive references: the last mentioned player is the best score of Strasbourg, with 8 goals scored. For this game coach Thierry Laurey can not count on Saadi, Grimm and Zemzemi, all injured.
Reims:
The away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 46 points won, after 11 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Dijon FCO, by (1-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Nantes, by (1-0). For the championship, Reims won 15 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 14 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of the last 14 matches have ended with less than 3 goals. In 29 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only won 1 result.
The Stade Reims enters this match after having added a 1-0 triumph at the reception to Nantes, registering in this way the thirteenth consecutive win in the French championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Oudin. It is important to note that the outflank club only records 3 losses in 14 away games. In this move to the Strasbourg field, coach David Guion must organize the team in 4-3-3, favoring fast football on the flanks. On an individual level, we highlight forward Rémi Oudin, with 9 goals and 3 assists. For this game the coach can not count on Dingome, suspended, in addition to Konan, Mbemba and Cafaro, all with physical problems.
