On Sunday Jan 23rd, in week 22, Bordeaux will play host to Strasbourg in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 19th placed Bordeaux, recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Rennes. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 32nd minute, then Benjamin Bourigeaud added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. Bordeaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Strasbourg recorded a 3-1 win against Montpellier. Florent Mollet struck first for Montpellier in the 11th minute on a feed from Mihailo Ristić, then Majeed Waris tied it up for Strasbourg in the 77th minute on a feed from Adrien Thomasson But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 84th minute on a goal by Adrien Thomasson. Strasbourg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade De La Meinau, Strasbourg won by a score of 5 to 2. Ui Jo Hwang struck first for Bordeaux in the 7th minute, then in the 22nd minute, Frédéric Guilbert sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Adrien Thomasson But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 43rd minute on a penalty goal by Kévin Gameiro.
Habib Diallo and Jean-Eudes Aholou are the top scorers for Strasbourg in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Bordeaux is fortunate enough to have M’Baye Niang in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Samuel Kalu, Jimmy Briand, Otávio, Remi Oudin, Enock Kwateng, Baysse and Malbec are unavailable to play for Vladimir Petković’s team, while Julien Stéphan’s squad will be without Matz Sels, Maxime Le Marchand, Eiji Kawashima and .