In this week 16 match on the 1st of December, Strasbourg will host Bordeaux at Stade De La Meinau in a meeting 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 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 7th placed Strasbourg, recorded a 1-1 draw against Reims. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Reims in the 22nd minute, but Jean-Ricner Bellegarde got the equalizer for Strasbourg in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Strasbourg a comeback draw. Strasbourg is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while bordeaux sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-3 draw against Metz. Alberth Elis scored the first goal for Bordeaux in the 17th minute, then Remi Oudin added another in the 39th minute. Bordeaux is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Alberth Elis has been the most prolific scorer on Bordeaux in the last five matches with 3 goals. Strasbourg is glad to have Habib Diallo in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Julien Stéphan’s squad will be without Ludovic Ajorque, Lebo Mothiba, Anthony Caci and Alaa Bellaarouch, while Paul Baysse and Abdel Jalil Medioub are unavailable to play for Bordeaux.