Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Lille
Match Time & Date:
28/02/2021
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Strasbourg
After rolling over Lorient 4-1 on the road, Lille will be looking to cement top position in the Ligue 1 standings when they take on Strasbourg in the Ligue 1 round 27. Les Dogues are enjoying a very successful season, but both Lyon and PSG are still breathing down their neck. Burak Yilmaz is unlikely to recover in time to face Strasbourg, meaning that Ikone and David should be deployed up front in the 4-4-2 formation.
Le Racing, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating Metz on the road, while sharing the spoils with Angers at home. Strasbourg, though, have already suffered seven defeats on the road this season, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Lille’s party at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The likes of Mothiba, Sels, and Simakan should miss out for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Jonathan Bamba):
After spending his youth career at CS Paris-Charenton, UJA AlfortVille and Saint-Etienne, Jonathan Bamba started playing for Saint-Etienne II at senior level. In 2015 he was given a chance to prove his worth with the first team and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 42 appearances for les Verts in Ligue 1.
Following his loan spells with Paris, Sint-Truiden and Angers, Jonathan Bamba joined Lille in the summer of 2018. The pacey winger born in Alfortville (France) on March 26, 1996, has been playing for les Dogues ever since, but he has yet to earn a cap for the French national team. Nonetheless, Jonathan Bamba has 12 caps with France U21 in which he scored four goals for les Tricolores.
Jonathan Bamba’s main position is left winger, but he is used as a centre-forward as well. The French footballer, whose preferred foot is right, has a contract with Lille until June 30, 2023.
Highlighted Team (Strasbourg):
Founded back in 1906, Strasbourg is a professional football team that compete in French Ligue 1. Le Racing did remarkably well to win the 1979 Ligue 1 trophy and that is considered the biggest success in the history of the club. Strasbourg won Coupe de France on three occasions (1951, 1966, 2001) and they have three Coupe de la Ligue trophies as well (1964, 1997, 2005). Strasbourg’s main rivals are Metz and the two teams face each other in the Derby de l’Est (The Eastern derby).
Le Racing recorded their biggest victory over Valenciennes (10-0) in the 1937-1938 season, whilst they suffered their biggest loss to Limoges (0-8) in the 1959/1960 season. Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, who is well known for his free-kick abilities, played for the club from 2000 to 2003, but he failed to score in a league match during his spell with the Stade de la Meinau outfit. Speaking of Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg’s home ground was opened back in 1914 and the capacity of the venue is 29,320.
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