With a place in Ligue 1 at stake, top-flight side Reims will aim to avoid losing the second leg of their relegation playoff tie against Ligue 2 visitors Metz at Stade Auguste Delaune on Thursday.

The two clubs played out a 1-1 stalemate in the first leg on May 21, with Thursday's visitors taking the lead in the first half thanks to Matthieu Udol , only for Cedric Kipre to equalise in the second half.

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The hosts only created one big chance in the first leg, and they managed to produce just two shots from inside the box that did not originate from set pieces.

Reims have failed to find the back of the net in four of their last six matches, with one of those games a 3-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Coupe de France on May 24

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