Albert
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17h
My Prediction
Strasbourg by 1Ah, ladies and gents, here's something to quench your thirst for football – a tantalizing face-off between Stade de Reims and Strasbourg. The squad from Alsace (Strasbourg, for those who've not looked at a French map recently) holds the upper hand historically, besting Reims in some of the previous meetings.
On the defensive front, we see Đorđe Petrović for Strasbourg, standing more solid than a medieval fortress with a commendable 8.00 rating and 17 saves. He's staring down, albeit more like swatting flies, Yehvann Diouf of Reims, who scores slightly lower at 7.4 and has only made 12 saves.
For Strasbourg, we see some brilliant passeurs d'art, listing Dilane Bakwa and Andrey Santos with ratings of 8.2 and 7.5, respectively. Incidentally, they also handle their shooting affairs quite well, with each bagging a couple of goals.
On the Reims side, there's Cédric Kipré leading the charge with a 7.6 rating and accurate passing. Mamadou Diakhon and Keito Nakamura have both shown goal-related heroics this season.
Now, let's look back before we look forward. Strasbourg has shown some spine lately with convincing victories over Olympique Lyonnais and Toulouse. Reims, on the other hand, performed quite impressively against Olympique de Marseille but struggled a bit with AS Monaco and Auxerre.
Regular season records paint a vibrant picture for Strasbourg, who appear to outshine Reims in their wins, draws, and losses ratio. But let's not forget, as drama-loving football fans, we live for the unexpected.
I've crunched the numbers, folks, between sips of coffee. Strasbourg's older brother demeanor with a consistent performance hints at their victory. However, don't count out Reims. They're no pushover and anything can happen on the pitch.
Albert’s Prediction: Strasbourg by 1
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