Stade Municipal de Gerland, Lyon will see two of the in-form Ligue 1 sides take on eachother in Week 7 of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 Championnat
On Sunday, September 30, 2012, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127
who will play http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valenciennes-FC-c40865 on the same day.
Lyon coach, Remi Garde would buoyed by the fact that his team has made an unbeaten start to the Championnat which included four wins and two draws from six games. As things stand, Lyon are four points adrift of leaders Marseille who have won all of their
opening six games.
Last weekend, Remi Garde’s charges had to struggle to secure a 1-1 draw against LOSC Lille. Thanks to a stunning late striker by Lisandro Lopez, Les Gones were able to get a point out of their visit to the north of France.
Although Lyon’s performance against Rudi Garcia’s side left a lot to be desired, the coach was happy with a point in a match they played only three days after their victory over Sparta Prague in the Europa League group game.
“The way we played wasn’t a great satisfaction but winning a point after a bad first half is a performance I can be satisfied with.”
In the draw against Lille, Garde deployed a 4-3-3 formation and the young tactician may choose to do the same against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Francis-c13946 Gillot’s men. Lisandro Lopez and Bafetimbi Gomis have already shared nine goals between them in all competitions and are likely
to start again.
History of Sunday’s fixture also bodes well for the Rhone giants who beat the Aquitaine club 3-1 in the league last season, thanks to a brace from Gomis. In the second game at the Gerland last season (Coupe de http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 round of 16), Lyon beat Bordeaux by the
same scoreline.
For now, Stade de Gerland has proven to be a stronghold for Lyon who have won all their home games so far. On Thursday, Lyon face Israeli side Hapoel Kiryat Shmona so a good result against Bordeaux is crucial.
Bordeaux
Les Girondins, just like their Sunday’s opponents, are unbeaten in the league. Moreover, Francis Gillot’s men have not lost in the last 13 Ligue 1 games with the last defeat coming back in April last season when a reserve Bordeaux side lost 1-0 to SM Caen.
So far this year, only reigning champions Montpellier Herault and Paris Saint-Germain have collected more points that Les Girondins.
Although they won their first two Ligue 1 games, Bordeaux have drawn all four games on the trot which means that Gillot’s men will have to put an extra shift against Lyon if they are to return to winning ways. Last weekend’s 2-2 draw against AC Ajaccio was
a particular source of frustration for the residents of Chaban Delmas.
Bordeaux twice got the lead against the Corsicans but on each occasion, they surrendered their lead.
And, Gillot is infuriated to see his side drop points so easily.
“It’s infuriating to have lost four points in such a manner,” said Gillot.
Like Lyon, Bordeaux also made a winning start to the group stages of the Europe league with a 4-0 win over Club Brugge. And on Thursday, the 2009 champions of France travel to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew’s Newcastle United.
“We’ve chosen to play Europe flat out and that means we’re likely to drop points in the next few matches. The lack of concentration comes from fatigue.”
Team news
Lyon
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yoann-Gourcuff-c37416, who played for Bordeaux a few years back, is still a few weeks away from getting back to full fitness.
Bordeaux
After serving his two-match suspension, Lamine Sane is back but Gregory Seretic might not be available. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Maurice-Belay-c27829 so the task seems tough for Gillot.
Predictions
Although Bordeaux have made a positive start to the new season, Gillot might ask his team to save up some energy for their European game against the Magpies meaning that Bordeaux could be looking towards their first defeat of the campaign.
Predicted final score: Lyon 2-1 Bordeaux
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