Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Strasbourg will look to take advantage on Angers’ poor form in the Ligue 1 when they take on Angers on Matchday 4. Le Racing have been having their ups and downs of late, beating Rennes, losing to Lyon, while sharing the spoils with Strasbourg, but they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. Even though the likes of Thomas Delaine, Moise Sahi Dion, and Yoni Gomis remain in the recovery room, home win should be considered.
Les Scoistes, meanwhile, have suffered defeats in all three of their opening games, further reinforcing the case for a home win. All Joseph Lopy, Jim Allevinah, and Justin-Noel Kalumba are injured, but there are no suspended players in the away team. In their last encounter at Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg defeated Angers 2-1, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction.
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.