In this week 25 match on Feb 20th, Bordeaux hosts Monaco at Stade Matmut-atlantique in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 20th placed Bordeaux, recorded a 2-3 loss against Lens. Arnaud Muinga scored the first goal for Lens in the 10th minute, then Gaël Kakuta added another in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot. Bordeaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while monaco sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Lorient. Neither Monaco nor Lorient could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Monaco should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Monaco and Bordeaux last played eachother at the Stade Louis Ii. on the 3rd of October. Monaco won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost four thousand spectators. Aurelien Tchouameni struck first for Monaco in the 35th minute, then Aleksandr Golovin added another in the 48th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Monaco took the shutout win.
Wissam Ben Yedder has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Monaco. Bordeaux is fortunate enough to have Ui Jo Hwang in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Vladimir Petković’s squad will be without Jimmy Briand, Danylo Ihnatenko and Benoît Costil, while Krépin Diatta and Cesc Fàbregas are unavailable to play for Monaco.