Our football match prediction:
Slavia Prague
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2018
20:00 GMT
Prediction: 1-1
Bordeaux
Slavia Prague and Bordeaux face each other at Eden Arena in Prague in what is expected to be one of the most entertaining games of Thursday’s program in the Europa League. Slavia Prague failed to impress in the Europa League group stages last season and, no doubt, they are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful campaign. The Czech side made a fine start to the season, speaking of the national championship and they are definitely capable of grabbing something from Thursday’s football match. Les Girondins, on the other hand, booked their place in the Europa League group stages by beating Gent in the play-off and they must be high on confidence ahead of the trip to Czech Republic. This will be second leg meeting between Slavia Prague and Bordeaux in European competitions and seeing that the two teams are evenly matched, share of spoils is on the horizon.
Highlighted Player (Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui):
Michael Ngadeu Ngadjui is a Cameroon international who plays for Slavia Prague as a defender. Ngadjui started his career at the youth team of Diables Rouges Maroua and in 2007 he moved to Canon Yaounde. The 190-cm tall footballer continued playing for Diables Rouges Maroua at senior level and in 2010 he joined German lower-league side Kirchhorder SC. At the end of the 2010/2011 he moved to fellow German club SV Sandhausen II and in 2012 he signed a contract with Nurnberg. After making 54 appearances for the reserve team he moved to Romania, signing a deal with Botosani. Michal Ngadeu Ngadjui scored seven goals in 53 league games for the Romanian side before joining Slavia Prague in 2016. The Cameroonian footballer, who was born in Bafang on November 23, 1990, won the national championship with Slavia Prague in the 2016/2017, but the capital club eventually failed to make it to the Champions League group stages. His main position is centre back, but he is used as a defensive midfielder as well.
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.
