REIMS. Reims and Lorient didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Lorient was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 9,443 spectators.​ The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj who had the assistance of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Mehdi Mokhtari. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Reims started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up. On the other side, Lorient adopted a 5-3-2 formation.

Reims – Formation

The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković (7.8), Andrew Gravillon (6.8), Wout Faes (7.2), Yunis Abdelhamid (7.0), Azor Matusiwa (7.5), Thomas Foket (6.5), Ilan Kebbal (7.0), Marshall Munetsi (7.0), Ghislain Konan (6.8), Mitchell Van Bergen (6.9) and Hugo Ekitike (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Alexis Flips, N’Dri Philippe Koffi (6.8), Yehvann Diouf, Valon Berisha (6.8), Anastasios Donis (6.0), Bradley Locko, Moreto Cassama (6.4), Fodé Doucouré and Nathanael Mbuku.

Best player: Predrag Rajković​

The player that probably impressed the most for Reims was the goalkeeper: Predrag Rajković. His rating is 7.82. He performed 0 saves.

Lorient – Formation

On the opposite side, Christophe Pélissier played with: Paul Nardi (7.9), Igor Silva (7.1), Houboulang Mendes (7.8), Julien Laporte (7.3), Moritz Jenz (7.1), Vincent Le Goff (6.8), Thomas Monconduit (7.4), Fabien Lemoine (7.0), Laurent Abergel (7.3), Armand Lauriente (6.2) and Terem Moffi (6.2).

They had on the bench: Stéphane Diarra (6.8), Samuel Loric, Adrian Grbić (6.8), Matthieu Dreyer, Leo Petrot, Redwan Bourles, Thomas Fontaine, Jérôme Hergault and Enzo Le Fée (7.0).

Best player: Paul Nardi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lorient was the goalkeeper: Paul Nardi. His rating is 7.85. He performed 0 saves.

Match Statistics​

Lorient was in firm control of the ball 57% while Reims was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Reims was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Reims to win the match​.

Reims shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Lorient shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Reims received 2 yellow cards (M. Munetsi and A. Matusiwa). On the opposite side, Lorient received 3 yellow cards (J. Laporte, L. Abergel and S. Diarra).

Standings

After playing this match, Reims will have 7 points like Nantes and Strasbourg to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Lorient will have 9 points like Clermont to stay in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will play away against Lille on the 22nd of September with a 5-5 head to head.

Lorient will host Nice on the 22nd of September with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nice (8 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Angers SCO – Nantes – 1-4
• Clermont – Brest – 1-1
• Olympique Marseille – Rennes – 2-0
• Nice – Monaco – 2-2
• Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
• Reims – Lorient – 0-0
• Troyes – Montpellier – 1-1