Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Brest and Bordeaux face each other at Stade Francis-Le Ble on the last day of the season. Bordeaux are all-but relegated following a 1-1 draw with Lorient, but the hopes dies last. Les Girondins have no other option but to go all guns blazing at Brest, but this match will be anything but a walk in the park for the relegation-threatened visitors. Gideon Mensah is banned for the match, while all Costil, Niang, Gregersen, Sissokho, Elis, and Pembele are out of contention with injuries.
The hosts, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-2 loss to Monaco. Since Brest are stuck in the middle of the table, we are tempted to put our money on the visitors, who face a must-win situation in Sunday’s showdown. As for the home side, all Franck Honorat, Julien Faussurier, and Sebastian Cibois are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Steve Mounié):
Steve Mounie is a Beninese footballer who plays for Huddersfield Town as a striker. Mounie is a product of Montpellier youth academy and, as a result, he was given a chance to prove his worth in the blue and orange shirt in Ligue 1 at senior level.
After scoring 14 goals in 37 appearances for la Paillade in the French elite division, the 190-cm-tall attacker moved to Huddersfield Town in 2017, but it has to be noted that he spent the 2015/2016 season at Nimes as a loan player. Steve Mounie signed a four-year deal with the Terriers and he made his competitive debut for the club on August 12, 2017, scoring a brace in a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
The attacker who was born in Parakou (Benin) on September 29, 1994 will represent the Benin national team at the 2019 Africa Cup of nations. Mounie scored his first ever goal for the national team in a 2-1 win over South Sudan in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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.