Lille take on the visitors Bordeaux at “Stade Pierre-Mauroy” in the opening game of the round five of the French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, September 8th.
Lille are supposed to be the greatest disappointment at the start of a new football season in France. In summer “Les Dogues” were headed by Marcelo Bielsa, the club spent substantial sums at transfer market and instead of confident start in the Ligue 1, the side comes up to the home encounter with three-clash run without victories. After four gameweeks, Lille settles on the 13th position in the elite division standings with four points earned and 4-6 goal difference. Marcelo Bielsa‘s team played two matches at the home field, having got 3:0 triumph over Nantes and 0:2 defeat to Caen. Therefore, it seems like Lille needed the pause for national A-team battles the most in the French elite division.
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In regards to Bordeaux, taking into account last season the side has not been broken across 11 encounters in a row covering five wins and six draws. In this season Jocelyn Gourvennec’s team picked up eight points with 9-6 goal difference in four rounds and sits on the fifth place in the table. Bordeaux finished both their clashes on the road with draws: vs. Angers 2:2 and vs. Lyon 3:3. The lucky streak of “Les Girondins” at away turfs counts for six games and has been lasting since the 16th of April.
Lille and Bordeaux belong to the grands of the French football, thus, it is hard to decide which of them is the favourite in their head-to-heads. The visitors took better start in this season, therefore, they will find their chances for gaining points in Friday fight.
Prediction for the match: Bordeaux to win with +0.5 Asian handicap (X2).
