Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Nimes
Match Time & Date:
21/02/2021
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Bordeaux
Sunday’s football game at Stade des Costieres pits together Nimes and Bordeaux. Les Crocodiles desperately needed a win against Dijon at the weekend, and they managed to get one, with the team putting an end to their three-match losing run in the Ligue 1. Nimes are eager to escape the relegation zone in the Ligue 1 standings, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at les Girondins.
Bordeaux, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form, with the team collecting only one point in total from the previous four league fixtures. Since Nimes are desperate to move away from the bottom three, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. You should bear in mind that les Crocodiles defeated les Girondins 2-1 in the previous meeting between the two clubs at Stade des Costieres.
Highlighted Player (Pablo Martinez):
After spending ten years in French lower leagues, Pablo Martinez joined Angers in the summer of 2016. Martinez played only nine games in the French top flight for Angers and at the end of the 2016/2017 season he moved to Strasbourg.
Speaking of his early life, the French footballer, who was born in Martigues on February 21, 1989, is a product of Nimes Olympique football academy and you should know that he played for the likes of RCD Mallorca B, Uzes Pont du Gard, Martigues, Uzes Pont du Gard, Gazelec Ajaccio at senior level.
Pablo Martinez made his full professional debut with Gazelec Ajaccio in a 2-1 win over Valenciennes. His main position is left-back, but he is used as a centre-back as well. Pablo Martinez has a dual citizenship and he is eligible to represent both France and Spain at senior level. His preffered foot is left and his contract with Strasbourg expires on June 30, 2019.
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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