Reims – Marseille

Marseille come to visit Reims solely for the win

Reims and Marseille will meet in round 34 of the French championship. Reims seem to have solved all their tournament problems and are comfortably in 13th place, from where they are unlikely to fall to the zone of the play-offs or relegation. However, they continue to cause problems to all their opponents. Last round, Reims were defeated by Lille (2-1) who are desperate to get back into the Eurocup zone. Before that, Reims drew with Montpellier (0-0), put up a fight against Rennes, albeit losing 2-3. Reims are usually associated with defensive football, but when not pressured by the need to score, this team can operate openly and with a bias towards attack against strong opponents. Especially at home, where Reims have scored in at least six of their last seven matches. But Marseille currently occupy the position of the best among the rest, that is, second. And it is desperately defending it against a large group of pursuers, including Monaco, Rennes, Strasbourg and Nice. Therefore, Marseille are in dire need of points. And Marseille are in great shape, despite the fatigue caused by playing in the Conference League, where the Provencals have already reached the semi-finals. Of their last ten games in all competitions, Marseille have won nine, losing only to PSG (1-2) a couple of rounds ago. In the last round, Marseille snatched victory against Nantes (3-2), although they were losing twice during the game. Even on the road, Marseille are looking good. They have suffered only one away defeat since mid-February. A total of ten away games in Ligue 1 saw Marseille win, draw three times and suffer three defeats. Reims have won five matches at home, lost five times and drawn six times. Reims and Marseille finished 1-1 in the first leg. Marseille avoided defeat at the very end thanks to a goal from Payet, who is the team leader and one of the best players in Ligue 1 right now. He is also Marseille's top scorer with 12 goals this season. He can be well supported in this match by Under and Milik, who have recovered from injury and are gaining form.