Reims vs Metz: prediction for the Ligue 1 match

In this season Reims got off to a successful start of Coupe de France, beating their neighbours from Sainte Anne (1:0) and Thaon (2:0). Those victories helped them to advance into the round of 16. 

Oscar Garcia's men are leaders of the Ligue 1 on a number of draws. After 20 rounds The Red-Whites have five victories and nine draws, which brought 24 points and a 14th spot in the standings. After a victory over Saint-Etienne (2:0) hosts had two draws - against Marseille (1:1) and Clermont (0:0). 

Zeneli, Ekitike, Munetsi, Berisha, Toure, Matusiwa, Doumbia and Cassama are currently unavailable. 

Metz' performance significantly declined in the current season. After a terrible start team has not too many points in the asset, in 20 rounds team recorded only three victories and eight draws, which brought 16 points and a 19th spot in the standings. After a home victory over Lorient (4:1) Messins snatched a point from Lyon (1:1) and suffered a defeat to Strasbourg (0:1) in the first match of 2022. 

Team is out of the French Cup - in the first round The Maroons were defeated by a modest Bergerac side on penalties. 

Joseph, Cabit and Udol won't feature in the match. Seven players departed for the Africa Cup of Nations.