Ligue 1: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153 vs. FC Girondins de Bordeaux – preview
FC Bordeaux fail to carry on its form
Bordeaux has been at the top of the Ligue 1 rankings in the last 5 years and the outfit won the Ligue 1 title in 2008/09 season securing a place in the Champions League.
Last season Bordeaux failed to carry on its winning form and dropped to the 6th spot with 64 points.
The ongoing 2010/11 season has been even worse as Les Girondins are down to the 9th spot in the league table with 31 points from 23 appearances.
Looking at the home and away statistics, it shows that the team has been an average performer at both ends. At away venues, Bordeaux has played 11 fixtures losing and winning 3 games, while 5 ended in a draw.
Les Girondins go to Lorient for their upcoming fixture this Saturday facing a team that has played exceptionally well at home and the hosts might end up adding to Bordeaux’s misery snatching victory against Jean Tigana’s side.
FC Lorient still the midfielder’s on the league table
Lorient came with a relatively better output and ended up 7th in the Ligue 1. But the outfit has been seen in the middle of the table through the last 5 years. Last year, Les Merlus earned 58 points to get to the 7th spot and have been
looking for a breakthrough season to improve their run in the Ligue 1.
The current season has been pretty much the same for Christian Gourcuff’s outfit. They currently hold the 11th spot with a tie on points with Brest and Bordeaux with 31 points. The team has been in misery away from home winning just 2 matches
and losing 8 times on an away venue.
Despite the away run, the club has been outstanding at home winning 7 matches out of the 11 it has played at home losing only 2.
Lorient are the hosts tonight for Les Girondins and would be expecting to beat the visitors at their home ground and keep their home winning streak intact. Christian Gourcuff would like to seize this opportunity to overtake Brest and Bordeaux in the league
table.
Team news
FC Bordeaux
Jean Tigana will have to make it to Lorient without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Abdoulaye-Keita-c3255
all compromised due to injury. The striker, Anthony Modeste, has scored 9 goals this term and might be able to score against the hosts and save the day for Les Girondins.
FC Lorient
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-c9045 Gourcuff the Lorient tactician seems to be have a big problems with many midfield and defensive players injured. The players, who will miss out for Les Merlus are
Jeremy Morel, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rafik-Bouderbal-c30426
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antoine-Buron-c6250.
The French International and Lorient striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Gameiro-c20721, would be the most lethal player from the home team. The striker has scored 12 goals this term and would like to drive his team to victory tonight.
Prediction
Bordeaux would like to keep the home side quiet and hold them back for a draw, but Lorient would have the support and confidence to take the game away. Les Merlus will be able to take the game away from the visitors beating them at 2-1.
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