Bordeaux hosts Lyon in round 34 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, April 26th at Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux).
The Girondins haven't been showing any notable results for quite a long time. At the same time, a significant number of their supporters note that the results of their team had improved after the club appointed a new manager. A few weeks ago, Eric Bedoue was sacked because of unacceptable results. He was replaced by Paulo Souza, who immediately started an unbeaten streak of four matches: the team tied three games and then beat Marseille. In this season, The Girondins play in their home arena Matmut Atlantique quite confidently. In the last 10 matches, they lost only to Montpellier (1:2). In this season, Bordeaux also played in the Europa League, however, they didn’t manage to pass even the group stage there. It is necessary to take into account the fact that Les Girondins played in the same quartet with Zenit, Copenhagen and pleasantly surprising Slavia Prague, which are quite strong opponents. The Girondins were close to qualifying to the playoffs but failed. It is worth noting that Aurelien Tchouameni, who is the best central midfielder among Paulo Souza’s team members, still has problems with health.
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It may be hard to believe, but Jose Mourinho, who is currently out of work, will be the next trainer of The Kids. To some extent, Lyon is a step back for the Portuguese coach, because previously he had worked only with the grandees of European football. However, Jose led Manchester United to the terrible organization of the game, so a “slide” through the ranks would be fair. Yet, without an expressive Portuguese specialist, football becomes more boring. Lately, Lyon cannot boast of stable results - they recently lost twice in a row, playing with not the strongest rivals Nantes and Dijon. Having lost points in these matches, Lyon almost missed the opportunity to compete for the second place of Ligue 1, so the team probably will not get directly into the Champions League group stage for the next season. Moreover, Saint-Etienne and Marseille, which also intend to play in the Champions League, came close to the third position. By the way, in the current Champions League, The Kids looked very spectacular and effective. In the group stage, they did not lose even once, although they opposed strong rivals. In the playoffs with Barcelona, they showed a good game level; in some moments, they even held the initiative, but still lost in the return match with a score of 1: 5 after a home goalless draw.
The reverse fixture at Park Olympique Lyonnais ended with the score 1: 1. The hosts scored first at the half end, but Bordeaux came back in the middle of the second half. The Girondins even had chances to scratch out a victory - they took three times more shots on goal. Lyon was not similar to themself in that match. Recently, Bordeaux has been confidently playing against Lyon - in the last 7 games, The Kids celebrated victory only once. In this season, Bordeaux plays confidently at home stadium. However, the season for the Girondins has basically ended, because they are located in the middle of League 1 rankings and have nothing to fight for. They failed to raise their level in this season and flunked in the Europa League. As for Lyon, the ending of the season promises to be hot. In this match, The Kids will try not to lose points, so as not to let opponents loose on the third place, which gives the right to play in the Champions League.
Prediction for the match: Lyon to win.
