Competition: France Ligue 1 2016-17
Date: Friday, 10th February, 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Stade Matmut-Atlantique.
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Bordeaux and PSG play at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique in a match for the 25th round of Ligue 1. The record of recent direct matches favors the away team, who in the last 11 games won 8, drew 2 and lost 1. The previous direct confrontation Between these two teams, on 24-01-2017, ended with the victory of PSG by (1-4). The home / away condition deserves special attention, since although this is a game between 6º and 2º of the overall classification, it is actually a confrontation between the 12th placed in home games and the 2nd as a visitor.
Analysis Bordeaux
The home team is currently in 6th place with 36 points, after 9 wins, 9 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate game, drew at home against Rennes for (1-1). In the latter, he won out against Caen by (0-4). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. In the last 10 home games for the league Bordeaux have won 3, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30. In his home games there is a tendency to few goals, since 6 of his last 12 games for this competition ended with Less than 1.5 goals. In the 24 games he played in this event, he only managed 2 rounds in 11 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 12 home games for this competition there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 5 of his 13 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Bordeaux are on their way after a 0-4 win away to Caen, with Rolan, Kamano and Plasil both staking out the win. The home club usually plays on a tactical system in 4-3-3, favoring a more offensive style of play by attacking through the side aisles. Bordeaux know they will have a tough match, as their opponent has better arguments, meaning a draw can not be considered a bad result. For this game the home coach will not be able to count on Ounas, Lewczuk, Abdou Traoré, Maurice-Belay and Touré for being injured.
PSG Analysis
After 16 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 2nd place, having won 52 points. In the last game, they beat Lille at home (2-1), after having won in the previous game in a match against Dijon (1-3). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, the PSG won 21 points out of 30 possible after 7 wins and 3 losses in the last 10 games they played as a visitor. His attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: they opened the scoring in 18 of their last 24 games for Ligue 1, of which 18 reached the break in lead in 11 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 16. In 24 Games in this event, suffered the first goal 5 times and never managed to come back to the result.
Paris Saint-Germain enter this motivated meeting after a 2-1 win at home to Lille: Cavani and Lucas Moura signed the winning goals. The Uruguayan Cavani is the most offensive reference of the visiting club, whose main characteristic is the finalization, accounting, so far, twenty-three goals scored. In the wings, the Paris club can count on the speedy di María and Draxler. The offensive emblem chooses to adopt a game in possession of ball, attacking preferentially through the central corridor. Pastore, Trapp and Verratti will not be able to contribute to their team because they are injured.
Prediction: both team to score
