Bordeaux vs Lille Prediction, 2/3/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/2/2021

Game: Bordeaux vs Lille

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Location: Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux, France

TV: beIN Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Bordeaux (+185) Lille (+129)

Toma Basic and Bordeaux (9-5-8, 10th in Ligue 1) host Lille (14-6-2, 1st in Ligue 1) at Stade Matmut-Atlantique on Wednesday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Benoit Costil for Bordeaux and Mike Maignan for Lille. The odds on this game have Bordeaux coming in at +185 and Lille OSC are at +129. The total is set at 2.5.

Bordeaux faced Lyon in their last matchup and ended up losing by a score of 2-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 78.8% received passes rate by completing 354 of the 449 passing targets last match. Bordeaux attempted 14 dribbles in this match and converted 11 of those tries for a rate of 78.6%. Regarding shot accuracy, Bordeaux wrapped this game up at a 16.7% rate by landing 2 shots on target out of 12 total shots. Bordeaux averages 1.14 goals per 90 (25 total goals) and have accounted for 21 assists in all matches for this campaign.

Toma Basic is a guy who should impact this matchup for Bordeaux. Basic has started 92 matches in his pro soccer career and he has earned 0.18 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Croatia has earned 16 goals scored in 7,854 minutes played. He has accounted for 10 assists while tallying 20 yellow card cautions so far in his career. Another player who should impact this match is Josh Maja, the forward born in England. Maja has totaled 4,084 mins during 48 starting assignments and has been handed a total of 4 yellow cards. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 4 times so far in his pro soccer career while he has scored 25 total goals. He is averaging 0.55 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Bordeaux will be Benoit Costil. Costil has seen the field for 37,916 minutes and is sitting with 1,238 stops in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.22 (516 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of .712. The keeper born in France has seen 1,737 shots attempted at him in 423 starts. Costil (148-126-148 mark in his career) has accumulated 118 clean sheets, which gives him a 27.9% clean sheet percentage.

For their last match, Lille took home the win by a final score of 1-0 against Dijon. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 620 out of their 727 passes they tried earning a percentage of 85.3%. Lille earned a 54.5% successful dribble percentage by converting 12 of the 22 dribbles they tried. Lille landed 2 shots on goal out of their 14 shots tried which had them sitting at a 14.3% clip in their last game. With 36 goals and 23 assists in all matches, Lille is averaging 1.64 goals and 1.05 assists per 90 min.

Jonathan Bamba will need to be on top of his game for Lille. He has an average of 0.24 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 138 games in his career. The forward born in France has played 12,344 mins while scoring 33 goals. He has tallied 9 yellow cards during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 25 times. You should also keep an eye on Yusuf Yazici, the midfielder representing Turkey. Yazıcı has been handed 24 yellow card cautions in 8,138 mins (93 career starting assignments). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.30. He has totaled 27 goals in his career while helping on a goal 24 times.

Mike Maignan will be looking after the goal for Lille. Maignan has recorded 47 clean sheets while defending 459 shots tried against him in 11,808 career mins. He holds a save % of .728 and his clean sheet rate is 35.9%. He has conceded 1.06 goals per 90 while holding a record of 65-26-40. In his career, Maignan has given up 139 goals and has accounted for 340 stops in 131 starting assignments.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bordeaux (+185)

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