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Bordeaux vs Angers Prediction, 8/22/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 8/19/2021

Toma Basic Bordeaux

Game: Bordeaux vs Angers

Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021

Location: Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Bordeaux (+136) Angers (+182)

Sada Thioub and Angers (2-0-0, 1st in Ligue 1) travel to Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Sunday where they'll take on Bordeaux (0-1-1, 16th in Ligue 1). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Benoit Costil for Bordeaux and Paul Bernardoni for Angers. Bordeaux FC are at +136 while the Black and Whites are at +182. The total has been set at 2.5.

Bordeaux faced off with Marseille in their most recent game and earned a one point draw by a score of 2-2. Bordeaux attempted 12 dribbles in this contest and completed 6 of the attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In sharing the ball, they ended with a 84.0% passes received percentage by connecting on 295 out of their 351 passing targets in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Bordeaux walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% clip by landing 2 SoT out of 8 shots. Bordeaux is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (2 goals in total) and have 2 assists in all competitions for the season.

Toma Basic is a player you are going to want to keep your eye on for Bordeaux. Basic has been in the starting lineup in 104 outings so far in his pro soccer career and he scores 0.16 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder who is from Croatia has racked up 16 goals in 8,829 professional minutes played. He has totaled 12 assists while earning 23 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career.

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Someone else who should impact this match is Remi Oudin, the forward who is from France. He has helped on a goal 18 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 30 total goals. Oudin has played 9,794 minutes during 111 starting assignments and has been given 9 yellow card warnings. He averages 0.28 goals per 90 minutes during his pro soccer career.

The guy protecting the net for Bordeaux is Benoit Costil. Costil (152-128-160 record in his career) has accumulated 121 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 27.4% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in France has had 1,816 shots sent his way in 441 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.26 (552 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 70.7%. Costil has played for a total of 39,536 minutes and is sitting with 1,285 saves thus far in his career.

In their last game, Angers walked away with a victory by a final of 3-0 against Lyon. They finished the match by connecting on 325 of the 369 passing attempts for a percentage of 88.1%. Angers earned a 48.4% successful dribble percentage by completing 15 of the 31 dribbles they attempted. Angers connected on 6 shots on goal out of the team's 13 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 46.2% rate when they last took the field. Having earned a total of 4 goals and 4 assists for all their matches, Angers sports an average of 2.00 goals and 2.00 assists per 90 minutes.

Sada Thioub will be someone to watch for Angers. He currently averages 0.14 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 91 contests in his career. The forward born in France has accumulated 8,641 minutes while earning 13 goals. He has earned 15 yellow cards in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 13 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Stephane Bahoken, the forward hailing from France. He has accumulated 38 goals thus far in his career while assisting on a goal 8 different times. Bahoken has been given 21 yellow card cautions in 8,650 professional minutes (98 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his soccer career is 0.40.

Paul Bernardoni is expected to look after the goal for Angers. In his career, Bernardoni has conceded 234 goals and has accumulated 467 saves in 163 starts. He has allowed 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 56-40-67. He has earned a save % of 68.9% and his clean sheet rate is 27.6%. Bernardoni has totaled 45 clean sheets and has defended 687 shots against him in 14,624 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bordeaux (+136)

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