Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nice
Match Time & Date:
28/08/2021
11:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Bordeaux
Allianz Riviera will host Saturday’s Ligue 1 game between Nice and Bordeaux. Les Aiglons aim to build on a thrilling 4-0 win over Lille as their game against Marseille was abandoned, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against les Girondins. Denmark international Kasper Dolberg, who scored a brace on Matchday 2, will be the man to watch in the home team, while all Bambu, Guessand, Trouillet, Schneiderlin, Stengs, and Maurice are sidelined with injuries.
Bordeaux, on the other hand, are still eyeing their first win of the season. Les Girondins failed to impress in a 1-1 draw with Angers, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. All Bellanova, Maja, Lacoux, and Baysse are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team. In their last meeting in the French top flight Bordeaux defeated Nice 3-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Dante):
Dante is a left-footed defender who was born in Salvador, Brazil on 18 October, 1983. The 189-cm-tall centre back, who is capable of playing as a left back as well, started his senior career at Juventude. After making 53 appearances for the club between 2002 and 2004 he moved to Ligue 1 outfit Lille.
He played for Belgian sides Charleroi and Standard from 2006 to 2009 and on 27 December, 2008 he signed a contract with Borussia M’gladbach for an undisclosed fee. After impressing with the Fohlen in the 2011/2012 Bundesliga campaign he moved to Bayern Munich at the end of the season and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 83 league appearances for FCB.
In 2015 he signed a contract with fellow Bundesliga team Wolfsburg and he played 24 league games for the Wolves in the 2015/2016 season. In 2013 he won the Champions League trophy with Bayern Munich and he lifted the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil the same year.
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.
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