Bastia vs Bordeaux
French Ligue 1
Date: Wednesday, 30th November 2016
Kick off at 18:00 UK Time
Venue: Stade Armand Cesari.
No wins for two months spread over six matches has seen Bastia fall down the Ligue 1 table and as they enter this match with Bordeaux they find themselves in 16th place. Their recent record at least isn’t littered with losses but draws where their matches have ended all square on three out of the last four occasions.
Bastia surprised everyone when they achieved a 1-1 draw away to league leaders Nice at the weekend. Even more surprising is that they came back from behind to equalise. All in all their finishing was weak against Nice but they still created 11 chances, and if they can adopt this attitude on Wednesday then Bordeaux will have a tough fight on their hands.
Bordeaux had a fright against Dijon before getting their win as the match ended 3-2 this put the club into 6th position, and after a sluggish start the team are starting to find their way around the league. They haven’t lost for the past 6 games, though four of those have been draws. And there is that word again the draw. With these two teams coming together we could expect to see the ball spend a lot of time in the middle of the field.
Bastia vs Bordeaux: Head to Head Stats
The last 7 fixtures between the two clubs has a 100% success rate of fewer than 3 goals, and we have to go back to 2012 where Bastia won 3-1 to break that record. Bordeaux have a poor record here and have not won since 2004. From 7 fixtures since 2000 Bastia has 4 wins, Bordeaux has 2 and there has been 2 draws.
Bastia vs Bordeaux: Prediction
We could expect that this game won’t be loaded with goals and could well play out like a chess game. The game should be a physical match very tight that could well go either way or the referee’s decisions could ultimately play a big part on how this game develops.
Bastia vs Bordeaux: Betting Tips
Both teams not to score at 5/6 (1.83)
Correct Score Half Time 0-0 at 5/4 (2.25).
