Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Bordeaux
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2022
17:05
Prediction: 1-2
Monaco
Bordeaux and Monaco face each other at Stade Matmut Atlantique in a highly-anticipated Ligue 1 game. Les Girondins are fighting hard to secure the elite division survival, but they need to improve defensively if they are to avoid the drop. Bordeaux experienced back-to-back losses to Reims (0-5) and Lens (2-3) in the previous two league fixtures, which is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered.
Ukraine international Ignatenko is back from suspension, while the likes of Lacoux, Costil, and Briand continue to miss out with injuries. Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, aim to move closer to the Champions League berth, and they should take advantage of Bordeaux’s shaky defence. Fit-again midfielder Aleksandr Golovin should be recalled to the starting XI, whilst all Majecki, Badiashile, Boadu, and Diatta are out of contention through injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Mexer):
Edson Andre Sitoe “Mexer”, who was born in Maputo, Mozambique on September 8, 1988, began his senior career at Desportivo Maputo and he scored three goals in 97 appearances for the club. Mexer played for his home-town club from 2006 to 2010 and in the winter of 2010 he joined Portuguese side Sporting for a fee of €173,000.
The Mozambique centre-back was quickly loaned to Olhanense and it has to be noted that he made 39 appearances for the Primeira Liga club in the league. In 2012 he was sold to fellow Portuguese outfit Nacional and after playing 57 league games for the club, Mexer moved to France. The 187-cm-tall footballer signed a contract with Rennes in January, 2014 and he has been playing for les Rouges et Noirs ever since.
Mexer made his debut for Mozambique national team in 2007 and he represented Os Mambas at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored his first goal for Mozambique in a 5-0 win over South Sudan in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Monaco):
Though based in Monaco, Les Rouges et Blances – as they are commonly referred to – play their games in the French football league system. Members of the top tier Ligue 1, Monaco play their home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille in front of 18,500 people. The Principality club boasts a turbulent history, which saw Monaco reach the highest heights of both domestic and international scene, but also get relegated to the amateur leagues at the very beginnings and to Ligue 2 in 2010-11 season.
The following year AS Monaco were acquired by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, whose heavy investments turned the Principality club into one of the biggest spenders in Europe in 2013 and reestablishing its place among Europe’s top clubs.
AS Monaco have had notable European results in the modern football era having been runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. One of the most successful clubs in France AS Monaco have so far won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies.
