On May 14th, Bordeaux will play host to Lorient in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Bordeaux, recorded a 1-4 loss against Angers SCO. Cho struck first for Angers SCO in the 5th minute, then Batista Mendy added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Angelo Fulgini. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Lorient, recorded a 0-3 loss against Olympique Marseille. Cheikh Bamba Dieng struck first for Olympique Marseille in the 39th minute, then Mattéo Guendouzi added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Luan Peres At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lorient couldn’t manage to score, and Olympique Marseille took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Lorient and Bordeaux battled to a 1-1 draw. Alberth Elis struck first for Bordeaux in the 46th minute on a feed from Jean Junior Onana Onana, then Julien Laporte tied it up for Lorient in the 76th minute earning Lorient at least a draw.
Lorient hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Armand Lauriente and Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara, and they each have 1 goal. Bordeaux’s top weapon lately has been Mara, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
David Guion’s Bordeaux squad will be without Danylo Ihnatenko, Enock Kwateng, Stian Gregersen, Timothee Pembele and Abdel Jalil Medioub, while Stéphane Diarra and Bartouche are unavailable to play for Lorient.