Strasbourg – Bordeaux : Preview & Prediction
Strasbourg and Bordeaux meet at the Stade de la Meinau in a match for the 24th round of the Ligue 1. Strasbourg won away by (0-3) the last time they faced each other in this edition of the league on 08-12-2017. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Review of Strasbourg
After 7 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in 12th place, having won 27 points. In the last match, they lost with Lille away by (2-1), after in the previous game to have won at home, in a game against Dijon, by (3-2). This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats at home, with 22 goals scored and 22 conceded. For the championship, the Strasbourg won 15 points in 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 games that played in his stadium. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 8 of his last 11 matches in the competition finished with More than 2.5 goals. In 23 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Strasbourg are going through a difficult time in the French Championship, losing 4 of their last 5 games and needing recovery, as their football has been falling a lot. The team has a reasonable attack that has scored 28 goals and is the seventh best of the competition, while the defes, on the other hand, has already suffered 38 goals and is the second most leaked, evidencing the imbalance between the 2 sectors, something that needs to be corrected to return to the path of victories. Playing at home, just like this Saturday’s game, he has only 1 loss in his last eight games, but he is the fifth most suffering team in this type of situation, having his goal leaked in 9 of his last 10 games as a principal.
Analysis of Bordeaux
The visiting team is currently in 9th place with 29 points, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, he won away to Nantes by (0-1). In the last match, won at home to Lyon by (3-1). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In the last 10 away games, Bordeaux have won 3, 1 draw and 6 defeats, having won 10 points out of 30. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 8 of their last 12 matches in the competition finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and never managed to turn the score.
After standing dangerously at the bottom of the table there are a few rounds ago, Bordeaux has been showing evolution, coming from 2 consecutive victories over teams that are among the first placed and want to maintain the current good phase to try to enter the fray for a spot in the next Europa League. The team has problems both in defense and in attack, having scored 27 goals, being only the ninth best attack of the national, and suffered 32 goals, having the seventh defender more leaked, but suffered only 3 goals in their last 4 matches for Ligue 1. Playing away from home, as the match on Saturday, Bordeaux come from 2 consecutive wins and their games are usually warm in this type of situation, since in 6 of their last 7 games as a visitor there was only 1 goal on the scoreboard.
Strasbourg – Bordeaux : Betting Tips
Bordeaux – Prediction Win Odds: 2.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
