Strasbourg vs Bordeaux Prediction, 12/20/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/18/2020

Game: Strasbourg vs Bordeaux

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020

Location: Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Strasbourg (+140) Bordeaux (+190)

Toma Basic and Bordeaux (5-4-6, 13th in Ligue 1) are headed to Stade de la Meinau on Sunday where they'll take on Strasbourg (4-2-9, 15th in Ligue 1). The starting goalies will be Eiji Kawashima for Strasbourg and Benoit Costil for Bordeaux. Bordeaux FC are at at +190 while Strasbourg are at +140. The over/under has been set at 2.25.

Strasbourg stepped onto the pitch against Metz in their most recent match and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. In the passing game, they finished with a 81.3% rate by completing 440 of the 541 passing targets last match. Strasbourg tried 11 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 9 of those attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In terms of shooting accuracy, Strasbourg ended this match at a 42.9% rate by putting 3 shots on target of 7 total shots. Strasbourg averages 1.47 goals per 90 minutes (22 goals in total) and have accounted for 12 assists in all matches this season.

Adrien Thomasson is a guy who should impact this matchup for Strasbourg. Thomasson has been in the starting lineup in 162 matches so far in his pro soccer career and scores 0.17 goals per 90 minutes. The defender who is from France has totaled 26 goals in 14,171 mins. He has totaled 24 assists while accumulating 31 yellow cards in his pro soccer career. Another player who could decide the outcome is Ludovic Ajorque, the forward representing Réunion. Ajorque has played 9,678 minutes in 111 career starts and has been handed a total of 22 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 16 times during his pro soccer career and he has scored 42 total goals. He sports an average of 0.39 goals per 90 for his career.

The guy defending the goal for Strasbourg is Eiji Kawashima. Kawashima has seen the pitch for a total of 18,680 minutes and has tallied 652 stops so far in his career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.43 (296 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .690. The keeper born in Japan has seen 944 shots attempted at him in 208 career starting assignments. Kawashima (71-57-80 mark in his career) has recorded 60 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 28.8% clean sheet percentage.

For their last match, Bordeaux took a loss by a score of 2-1 against Lille. They finished this game by converting 364 of the 449 pass attempts earning a rate of 81.1%. Bordeaux finished the match with a 47.4% successful dribble rate by completing 9 out of the 19 dribbles they pursued. Bordeaux converted 3 shots attempted out of 11 shots attempted which had them at a 27.3% rate in their last match. Having a total of 14 goals and 11 assists In all their contests, Bordeaux has an average of 0.93 goals and 0.73 assists per 90 min.

Toma Basic should be able to be counted on for Bordeaux. He currently averages 0.19 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 85 games during his pro soccer career. The midfielder who is from Croatia has accumulated 7,224 professional minutes and has scored 15 goals. He has accumulated 17 yellow card warnings in his career and has assisted on a goal 10 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Josh Maja, the forward representing England. Maja has been given 4 yellow card warnings in 3,964 mins played (47 career starts). His goals per 90 minute average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.57. He has totaled 25 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 4 times.

Benoit Costil will look after the net for Bordeaux. In his career, Costil has allowed 509 goals and has accumulated 1,218 saves in 416 starts. He has conceded 1.23 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 144-125-146. He sports a save % of .712 and his shutout rate is currently 27.6%. Costil has earned 115 shutouts while seeing 1,710 shots tried against him in 37,286 minutes in his career.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bordeaux (+190)

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