On March 2, 2024, the football match between Reims and Lille will take place. Here are our predictions and betting tips for the game.
Our forecast for this Ligue 1 game:
Player in focus (Benjamin André):
Benjamin Andre is a professional football player from France. He started his career with the youth team at Stade Raphaelois. At 16 years old, he transferred to Ajaccio and played for their first team from 2008 to 2014. As a right-footed midfielder, Andre scored 12 goals in 187 league matches for the Corsican team. In 2014, he joined Rennes, another team in France.
On January 25, 2015, Andre scored his inaugural goal for the team “les Rouges et Noirs” in a match against Caen, which ended in a 4-1 loss. Throughout the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 season, the French player assisted his teammates three times in 36 games for Rennes. As a result, the club executives chose to prolong his contract in June of 2017. His agreement with the Roazhon Park team is set to terminate on June 30, 2022.
Benjamin Andre, born on August 3, 1990 in Nice, has represented the France U21 team in seven matches. As a player for Rennes, he primarily plays in the central midfield position, but can also be utilized on both the left and right sides.
Highlighted Team (Reims):
The football club Reims was established in 1931 in France. They play their home games at Stade Auguste Delaune, which has a capacity of 21,684 spectators. Surprisingly, Reims has won six Ligue 1 championships (1948/1949, 1952/1953, 1954/1955, 1957/1958, 1959/1960, 1961/1962). Additionally, they have also competed in the European Cup final twice, much to the delight of their fans.
In 1956, they played against Real Madrid in the final match. Despite scoring first after six minutes, the French team ultimately lost 4-3 to los Blancos at Parc des Princes. Three years later, Reims had another opportunity to defeat Real Madrid, but the Spanish powerhouse won the European Cup again. Mateos and Di Stefano scored in the 2-0 victory over Albert Batteux’s team.
The club’s most notable footballer is Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals for France at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals. Reims’ home colours are red and white, with the team wearing white when playing on the road.