Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Metz
Match Time & Date:
21/11/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Bordeaux
After holding Olympique Marseille to a goalless draw at Stade Velodrome, Metz will look to move away from the bottom when they take on fellow strugglers Bordeaux. Les Grenats proved their worth in their last league match, but they need to return to winning ways as soon as possible if they are to escape the relegation zone. Defender Jemerson serves a one-game ban, while all Matthieu Udol, Sikou Niakate, and Manuel Cabit should miss out with injuries.
Les Girondins, on the other hand, failed to upset star-studded PSG (2-3) before the international break, with the team remaining in bottom three in the Ligue 1 standings. Considering that Bordeaux are eager to return to winning ways as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. All Mexer, Hwang, and Baysse are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Opa Nguette):
After spending his youth career at Mantes and Valenciennes, Opa Nguette made his senior debut for Mantes in 2011. In 2012 he returned to his boyhood club Valenciennes and it has to be noted that the attacker scored 8 goals in 60 appearances for the club from 2012 to 2016.
Opa Nguette is currently playing for Metz in Ligue 1 and his contract with the club expires on June 30, 2019. The pacey footballer who is capable of playing as both left and right winger has three caps for France U20 team, but he made his senior debut with Senegal. Opa Nguette played 65 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Nigeria on his debut for the Senegal national team.
The Caen attacker, who was born in Mantes-la-Jolie on July 8, 1994, scored four goals for Metz in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. He made three assists for his teammates as well during the season and you should bear in mind that he played 33 games in the league for les Grenats.
Highlighted Team (Bordeaux):
Founded in 1881, Bordeaux are regarded as one of the oldest clubs in France. Les Girondins won their first Ligue 1 trophy in 1950 and 59 years later (2008/2009) they lifted their sixth domestic trophy.
Speaking of the club’s European success, Bordeaux did remarkably well to make it to the Champions League semi-finals in 1985, but despite recording a 2-0 win over star-studded Juventus in the return leg, the French club eventually failed to book their place in the final of the elite competition.
Famous French footballers Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana were part of the team back then and it has to be noted that Giresse is the player who made the most appearances for les Girondins (587). During the nineties Zinedine Zidane, Christophe Dugarry and Bixente Lizarazu played for Bordeaux and, taking everything into account, it is no surprise they are considered one of the most famous French clubs.
Nowadays Les Girondins welcome their rivals at Matmut Atlantique, the stadium which was opened in 2015 and they used to play at Stade Chaban-Delmas in the past.
