In this week 26 match on Mar 4th, Bordeaux will host Saint-Étienne in a clash of the Ligue 2. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 2nd placed Bordeaux, recorded a 2-1 win against Amiens SC. Papiss Demba Cissé struck first for Amiens SC in the 17th minute on a feed from Antoine Leautey, then Aliou Badji tied it up for Bordeaux in the 79th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Fransergio. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Bordeaux should be reasonably happy with their performance, while saint-Étienne sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Pau. Ibrahima Wadji struck first for Saint-Étienne in the 29th minute on a feed from Dennis Appiah, then Jean-Philippe Krasso added another in the 77th minute on a penalty In the end, Pau couldn’t muster any offence and Saint-Étienne ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Saint-Étienne should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Sep 10th, Saint-Étienne hosted Bordeaux at the Stade Geoffroy-guichard in their last match together. Saint-Étienne was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ibrahima Wadji scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 35th minute, then Yvann Macon added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Saint-Étienne took the shutout win.
For Saint-Étienne, their top scorers are Jean-Philippe Krasso and Ibrahima Wadji, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Bordeaux’s top weapon lately has been Aliou Badji, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.