Comments and predictions for Lille vs Reims: Keep the European ticket at home
The match between Lille vs Reims in League 1 takes place at 2:00 a.m. on May 18. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Lille vs Reims team information
Key striker Jonathan David has officially confirmed that he will leave Lille as a free agent at the end of June. Therefore, this will be his last match for the club.
The Canadian striker – who has scored 25 goals in 48 games this season – will be aiming to help his side qualify for the Champions League as a fitting farewell.
Lille will continue to be without Andre Gomes, Tiago Santos, Ethan Mbappe and Edon Zhegrova due to injury. Veteran defender Thomas Meunier is suspended. However, Benjamin Andre and Bafode Diakite will return from suspension.
On Reims' side, Mohamed Daramy and Reda Khadra are absent due to injury, but the away team still has a fairly stable force.
Keito Nakamura – who has scored 12 goals in 37 appearances this season – remains the biggest hope in attack, while Jordan Siebatcheu will continue to play as a centre-forward.
Latest expected lineup for Lille vs Reims
Lille:
Chevalier; Umtiti, Mandi, Ribeiro, Ismaily; Bakker, Mukau, Bentaleb, Haraldsson; David, Fernandez-Pardo
Reims:
Diouf; Sekine, Kipre, Okumu, Gbane, Akieme; Tia, Edoa, Kone, Nakamura; Siebatcheu
Latest football commentary on Lille vs Reims
Lille entered the final round of the Ligue 1 season with a record of 16 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses after 33 matches, earning 57 points and temporarily ranking 5th on the rankings.
Les Dogues, who finished fourth last season, are in the Europa League as they currently sit. However, they are level on points with fourth-placed Nice, so they could still qualify for the third qualifying round of the Champions League next season if they get a better result than Nice in the final round.
At the same time, Lille is also on the same points as 6th-placed Strasbourg, showing the importance of winning all 3 points in the match against Reims - a team still at risk of falling into the relegation play-off spot.
Last weekend's 2-0 defeat to Brest was a disappointing setback, but Lille will be boosted by their return to home soil – where they have collected 34 points from 16 games this season.
Additionally, Lille have beaten Reims in both of their last two Ligue 1 meetings, despite losing 1-2 in the respective encounter in the 2023-24 season.
Meanwhile, Reims still have a very important match ahead – the French Cup final against PSG on May 24. If they win, they will qualify for the group stage of the 2025-26 Europa League.
However, they cannot think of Paris at the moment. Reims are 14th in Ligue 1, just two points ahead of Le Havre in 16th. A run of bad results could see them drop into the relegation play-offs.
Coach Samba Diawara’s team is in a slump after losing two consecutive matches against Nice and Saint-Etienne. Away from home, they have only won four of their 16 matches this season.
Latest Lille vs Reims score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lille vs Reimsas follows:
- Sportsmole:Lille 2-0 Reims
- WhoScore:Lille 2-1 Reims
- Our newspaper predicts:Lille 2-1 Reims
When and where to watch Lille vs Reims live?
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