Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
St Etienne
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2021
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Bordeaux
St Etienne play host to Bordeaux at their Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the Ligue 1 round 6. Les Verts aim to put an end to their five-game winless run in the French top flight, and it seems as if they will not have a better chance than this to get back on course. Both Alpha Sissoko and Aimen Moueffek are sidelined with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Les Girondins, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table, with the team collecting only two points from possible 15. Both teams are determined to return to winning ways in the French top flight, but seeing that St Etienne are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the visitors will return to Girondine empty-handed. Issouf Sissokho has been tested positive for coronavirus, while all Alberth Elis, Josh Maja, and Paul Baysse are sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Ryad Boudebouz):
Despite being born in Colmar, France on February 19, 1990 Ryad Boudebouz represents Algeria on the international stage. The Montpellier midfielder played for both France U17 and France U19 teams in the past, but he made his senior debut with Algeria on May 28, 2010 in a friendly against Republic of Ireland.
Speaking of his club career, Boudebouz played for Colmar and Sochaux at youth level and he continued playing for Sochaux first team. After scoring 24 goals in 164 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Bastia in 2013 and he played 66 games for les Bleus.
Ryad Boudebouz played for the Corsican side from 2013 to 2015 and he signed a four-year deal with Montpellier and you should know that he netted 11 goals in 33 appearances for la Paillade in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing at both left and right winger 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.
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