Bordeaux hosts Nantes in round 1 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Friday, July 21st at Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux)
The management decided to appoint Jean Louis Gasset as the head coach of Bordeaux. It was a good choice considering that this mentor coped with his job in Saint-Etienne, but I do not think he will manage to improve the Girondins’ game in defense. All the same, the material is not entirely of high quality to build an organized defensive line. Bordeaux will concede frequently in the new season. Actually, this team rarely kept a clean sheet in the previous L1 draw (under Souza). In particular, the Girondins conceded at least one goal in each of the last five matches before the quarantine.
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Nantes showed a rather weak game in the second part of the last season. Because of the failures of defense, the Canaries have managed to gain only one victory in the last eight matches. The team's calendar was not easy, but the only clean sheet with a modest Metz clearly demonstrated that Nantes was experiencing serious problems in the defensive line. I doubt that Gourcuff managed to change something during the pandemic. The Canaries have not held any transfers yet, which means that there is no one to strengthen the defense.
Bordeaux looked very good in friendly matches, having managed to score four goals even to the net of Reims, which prefers closed defensive football. I don't expect significant progress from Nantes, but this team can offer battle to any opponent. You can remember how the Canaries took points from strong opponents at the start of last season and were in the top four for a long time. Having received a long break, Gourcuff’s team is capable of showing a confident start again. It showed an interesting game in friendly games, having managed to score three times to the net of unyielding Le Havre in the last match. It turns out that it is difficult to single out the favorite in the upcoming meeting, but it should be noted that the coefficients on “Over 1.5 goals scored” are tempting. The teams looked good in the attack in the offseason, so we should expect goals in this match.
Prediction for the match: Over 1.5 goals scored
