Bordeaux - Le Mans Prediction, Picks and Tips
The time-honored Coupe de France, which will be held for the 103rd time this year, is entering its ninth round. For the first time, the representatives of Ligue 1 were in the lottery pots, who now join the 44 winners of the eighth round. This resulted in a home game for Girodins de Bordeaux against an old acquaintance: Le Mans FC - training club of, among others, Didier Drogba. At Bordeaux against Le Mans, the odds of the bookmakers are of course clearly towards the first division. After all, the Mucistes - relegated from Ligue 1 in 2010 - are currently only in 15th place in the second-highest division in the country. In addition, “Les Sang et Or” are anything but strong when you're away. In Ligue 2, the former first division club only occupies position 18 in the away table and lost six of the nine away appearances, which is a factor for the forecast against Bordeaux against Le Mans. Although there was a recent upward trend at MUC 72, we consider it uninteresting to allude to Bordeaux against Le Mans for a tip on the progress of the underdog. The key question is how the low odds for the home win of the Girodins can be boosted.
The calendar year 2019 ended very modestly for Girodins de Bordeaux after "Le club au scapulaire" had lost the last four competitive matches. This not only gave Paulo Sousa's men the end in the Coupe de la Ligue against Stade Brest, but also in Ligue 1 the six-time French champion was handed up to 13th place. There is a solid 14 points ahead of a direct relegation spot, but of course this does not in any way reflect the claim of the proud club, which only finished 14th last season in the final table and actually wanted to return towards the top third of the table. Preferably in an international competition, of course, which is by no means off the table with only five points behind fourth place. Nevertheless, it is crucial how “Les marine et blanc” will respond in the new year after the four defeats in a row. At the start of the league on January 11, Olympique Lyon, a direct table neighbor who also clearly fell short of their own ambitions, will be guest at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique. A match that the dark blue and whites must win to start the turnaround. However, the at first glance insignificant cup game against second division team Le Mans FC also plays a central role. After all, this is nothing less than getting back the lost momentum. And best of all with a bang. A high and safe victory and the Girodins could mentally leave the latest negative results - Bordeaux has not scored a single goal in the last three competitive matches - and look ahead. Accordingly, the favorite, who was only able to achieve his fourth and so far last overall victory in the Coupe de France in 2013, should not lack motivation. In any case, it is undisputed that “Le club au scapulaire” also has a lot more to play in terms of play. Accordingly, we think it is most coherent to play the tip at Bordeaux against Le Mans that "Les marine et blanc" already lead at half-time and at no time give rise to doubts about entering the next round.
One of the most successful times in club history saw Le Mans FC without a doubt in the 1990s. After a one-year guest appearance in the 2003/04 season, the club, founded in 1889, then played for another five years in Ligue 1 from 2005 to 2010. Players like Grafite - later for Wolfsburg top scorer in the Bundesliga and Germany's soccer player of the year - competed for “Les Sang et Or” among others. After the next descent was sealed in summer 2010, the club crashed. The next direct rise should be forced with high investment. In the end, however, the Mucistes finished fourth. The sale followed and only two years later the case in third class. In the meantime, Le Mans FC is back in Ligue 2, where the climber as 15th in the current table is threatened by relegation. This is primarily due to the weak defensive. The 32 goals conceded in the first half of the second-highest French division are the absolute negative of all 20 second division teams. In addition, Richard Déziré's team was not doing well at home. "Le Muc" lost six of the nine matches in foreign places, which is why the bookmakers' odds against Bordeaux against Le Mans clearly turn towards the hosts. But the Mucistes' latest momentum cannot be dismissed out of hand. The kickers from the Sarthe department won three of the last four competitive games. The only loss was a 1: 4 at home in the Coupe de la Ligue against high-flyer Paris Saint-Germain. The recent 2-1 away win in the eighth round of the Coupe de France had a high price. In the 120 minutes it took to buy the ticket for the round of the top 64 teams, Aboubakary Kanté, one of the top performers, flew off the pitch. The fact that the Bruges loan is missing in this away game in Bordeaux makes the underdog's chances of a surprise even a little less than they already are. For the second division club, the main thing is to get out of this cup game as unscathed as possible. After all, the momentum from two league wins in series has to be transported into the second half of the season on the following Friday. Then with AJ Auxerre, a direct competitor for the relegation in the MMArena.
Our recommendation tip for Bordeaux - Le Mans : Bordeaux to win @ 1.37