Reims vs Monaco Prediction & Betting Tips (14 January)

Winner of the competition during its golden period, in 1950 and 1958, Stade de Reims has not been successful for several seasons in the Coupe de France. Over the last fourteen editions, he has been at best eighth finalist, for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 financial years. For its debut in this new edition, Luka Elsner's team qualified at the expense of the Mutzig Regional 1 amateurs; 1-3 before the winter break. At the same time, the Rémois occupy 11th place in the Ligue 1 ranking. They started 2025 with a defeat at Saint-Etienne 3-1 and hosted Nice on Saturday as part of the 17th day.

 Finalist of the Coupe de France in 2021, Monaco remains on a poor performance in the competition: a round of 16 which saw the Principality club lose on penalties to Rouen. ASM wants to erase this result from the shelves and started this new edition in style, by outclassing the Saint-Jean team 1-4, residents of Regional 1. Since then, the Monegasques have lost the clash against PSG 1-0 at the beginning of January as part of the Champions Trophy. They had the opportunity to bounce back at poorly ranked Nantes on Friday in Ligue 1, in which they are 3rd. 

On the Reims side, Luka Elsner is again without the seriously injured midfielder Khadra and the offensive Daramy, in addition to the expected withdrawal of midfielder Fofana who has become a substitute. It should also be noted that Brazilian midfielder Moscardo, with little playing time, was released by Stade de Reims to play in the U20 Copa America. Added to these absences are those of defender Busi who has not been used this season and backline captain Agbadou. The former joined NAC Breda in the Netherlands this winter and Agbadou is in the process of joining Wolverhampton in the Premier League. The young defender Abd. Koné, unavailable for two months, is uncertain. Considering the opponent, Will Still should line up his typical team for this clash.

 Adi Hütter should rest a few executives for this part, taking into account the accumulation of Ligue 1 and Champions League matches. Thus, Lienard could be aligned in goal as in the 32nd final. In this position, Köhn has acted perfectly in recent weeks in the absence of Majecki, on his way back. Versatile defender Mawissa, who has returned to action, is expected to forfeit again and Balogun (3 goals in Ligue 1) is unavailable for a moment. It remains to be seen what will happen to playmaker Golovin, who was injured in an ankle.