Bordeaux vs Montpellier Prediction & Tips
Girondins de Bordeaux will be hoping for a better result here after being beaten in their last meeting against Paris Saint-Germain, 3-0, in Ligue 1.
In that match, Girondins de Bordeaux achieved 43% possession and 15 chances on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Paris Saint-Germain had 12 chances on goal with 5 shots on target. Kylian Mbappé (’24), Neymar Jr (’52) and Leandro Paredes (’61) scored for Paris Saint-Germain.
Girondins de Bordeaux have struggled in vain with their attacking forces of late. Their goals scored stand at just four against opposing clubs over the course of their last six challenges. In those clashes, Girondins de Bordeaux have also seen their opponents’ goal total reach 15. It will be interesting to find out if that trend could continue in this match.
Their previous meetings show that Girondins de Bordeaux:
have not won against Montpellier in their last 6 league games.
have failed to win at home in their previous 2 league games.
In the match before this one, Montpellier drew 0-0 against OGC Nice in the Ligue 1 match.
In that match, Montpellier achieved 57% possession and 22 scoring chances with 7 of them on target. On the other side, OGC Nice managed 8 shots on goal with 0 shots on target.
Montpellier’s attacking vanguard has been held off the scoresheet in their last 6 matches, scoring an unsatisfactory 4 goals. In those matches, Montpellier have also seen the number of goals scored against them reach 10.
Looking at this fixture, Montpellier have not lost to Girondins de Bordeaux in away games against them in the previous 4 league games. A very good run of results for them.
Checking the results in their previous meetings, starting from 21/10/2018, tells us that these encounters have been miserable for Girondins de Bordeaux. They have not been able to manage any wins, while Montpellier have simply been too good for them, winning in 67 per cent of those games.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them during those meetings, with six of them for Girondins de Bordeaux and 13 for Montpellier. That gives an average goals per game of 3.17.
The previous league meeting between these teams was in Ligue 1 matchday 7 on 22/09/2021, which ended with the result Montpellier 3-3 Girondins de Bordeaux.
In that game, Montpellier had 54% possession of the ball and had 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Valère Germain (’11, 50) and Florent Mollet (’71).
On the other hand, Girondins de Bordeaux had 15 attempts on goal. Ui-Jo Hwang (’18), Jean Onana (’29) and Samuel Kalu (’85) scored. Ț
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