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For AS Monaco, the end of the season in Ligue 1 was a real disaster. The men from the Principality had just caught up after a weak start to the season and were only one point behind an international starting position. Because of the crisis, however, rank nine was logged. Meanwhile, Stade Reims was able to look forward to the qualifying round for the Europa League in sixth place.
Nevertheless, in the run-up to the first day of the match between Monaco and Reims, the bookmakers’ odds are clearly pointing towards the Monegas, as the odds comparison of the betting base shows.
In the case of Monaco against Reims, however, the prognosis must also take into account the fact that four of the last five home games of the Monegasque against the guests from Champagne ended with a point sharing. The north-east French have the potential to spoil Niko Kovac’s competitive debut as Monaco coach.
Monaco:
After a desperate first half of the season, Leonardo Jardim, who had already been fired after a nightmare start the year before, but was later reinstalled as a coach, had to vacate the coaching bench on December 29, 2019. Because Robert Moreno also missed to lead the eight-time French champion into the top six, a complete restart had to be made.
With the former Bayern coach Niko Kovac, AS Monaco secured a very successful coach in a short time, who, however, had difficulty keeping a highly decorated star ensemble under control again and again at Bayern.
It will be all the more exciting to see what the German-Croatian can achieve in the principality, where, with ninth place in the preseason and the lack of qualification for a European competition, the focus is entirely on the league.
However, the Monegasque had to give up some top performers again. Loans from TiemouĂ© Bakayoko, Adrien Silva and Islam Slimani – all three cornerstones of the team – expired without a continuation, let alone firm commitment, being realized. Benjamin Henrichs meanwhile moved to Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
On the plus side, there are only two newcomers. The 22-year-old Axel Disasi was signed by today’s guest from Reims and should be particularly motivated against his former employer, while the 19-year-old Anthony Musaba from Nijmegen from the Eredivisie is hardly a candidate for the starting XI right away.
In order to remain competitive, personnel have to be increased, which is why it is all the more surprising that in the run-up to the game between Monaco and Reims, the odds are so clearly in the direction of the Kovac troop.
Reims:
In the summer of 2018, Stade Reims returned from Ligue 2 and established themselves again in the country’s top division in no time at all. While “Les rouges et blancs” ended up in ninth place straight away, the 2019/20 season ended in sixth place.
The club from Champagne is taking part in the qualifying round for the Europa League and can dream of big international nights. In fact, the traditional club was once the first French finalist of all time as a two-time finalist in the European Cup in the 50s, but was unable to crown itself king of Europe against Real Madrid in either case.
In any case, these glamorous times in northeastern France are long gone. Nevertheless, the six-time French champion (most recently in 1962) under David Guion has grown together a lot over the past three years.
However, the successful season, which ended in sixth place, also aroused desires among the competition. Reims lost top performer Axel Disasi to today’s opponent Monaco, while Hassane Kamara signed on with OGC Nice.
In Valon Berisha, a very prominent newcomer came from Lazio, but overall there still seems to be a need for action in central defense, where no adequate replacement has yet been found for Disasi.
Nevertheless, at Monaco against Reims, a tip on the point win of the team from the Champagne should definitely be considered. After all, the northern French drew four of the last five away games in the principality.
In addition, Stade Reims was generally able to convince away from home in the 2019/20 season. Only five of the 14 away games in the league were lost. The Guion selection can start the competition with a correspondingly high level of self-confidence.
Monaco vs Reims head to head matches
29.02.20 L1 Monaco Reims 1 : 1
04.01.20 CDF Monaco Reims 2 : 1
21.09.19 L1 Reims Monaco 0 : 0
13.04.19 L1 Monaco Reims 0 : 0
03.11.18 L1 Reims Monaco 1 : 0