On Mar 20th, Bordeaux will play host to Montpellier in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 20th placed Bordeaux is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Kylian Mbappé struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 24th minute on a feed from Georginio Wijnaldum, then Neymar added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Achraf Hakimi In the end, Bordeaux couldn’t muster any offence and Paris Saint Germain ran away with the shutout win. Bordeaux looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Montpellier recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Nice. Neither Montpellier nor Nice could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Montpellier looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Wednesday Sep 22nd, Montpellier and Bordeaux battled to a 3-3 draw. Valère Germain struck first for Montpellier in the 11th minute on a feed from Stephy Mavididi, but Ui Jo Hwang got the equalizer for Bordeaux in the 18th minute .
Montpellier hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Teji Savanier and Wahi, and they each have 1 goal. Bordeaux is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ui Jo Hwang and Alberth Elis each only have 1 goal in their last five
Jimmy Briand, Enock Kwateng and Benoît Costil are unavailable to play for David Guion’s team, while Mihailo Ristić is unavailable to play for Montpellier.