Dijon vs Bordeaux Prediction, 3/14/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/9/2021

Game: Dijon vs Bordeaux

Date: Sunday, March 14, 2021

Location: Stade Gaston Gérard in Dijon, France

TV: Viaplay Denmark

Odds/Point Spread: Dijon (+245) Bordeaux (+102)

Moussa Konate and Dijon (2-9-17, 20th in Ligue 1) host Bordeaux (9-6-13, 15th in Ligue 1) at Stade Gaston Gérard on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Anthony Racioppi for Dijon and Benoit Costil for Bordeaux. Dijon are at +245 while Bordeaux FC are priced at +102. The O/U is set at 2.5.

Dijon faced Brest in their last match and ended up losing by a score of 3-1. When talking about passing the ball, they ended up with a 88.3% received passes percentage by connecting on 436 out of their 494 passing targets last contest. Dijon attempted 2 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 2 of those tries for a rate of 100.0%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Dijon walked away from the pitch at a 25.0% rate by hitting 2 shots on target out of 8 total shots. Dijon sports an average of 0.68 goals per 90 min (19 goals in total) and have tallied 11 assists in all competitions for the year.

Moussa Konate is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Dijon. He has accounted for 19 assists while accumulating 42 yellow card warnings thus far in his career. Konate has been a starter in 163 contests in his career and has 0.39 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Senegal has totaled 63 goals scored in 14,562 professional minutes played. Someone else who should impact this match is Mama Balde, the forward representing Guinea-Bissau. Balde has 6,429 minutes during 74 starts and has been given 13 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 4 times so far in his career while he has scored 23 goals. He sports an average of 0.32 G/90 so far in his career.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Dijon is Anthony Racioppi. Racioppi has seen the field for a total of 1,710 minutes and is sitting with 58 stops in his career. His GA/90 is 1.53 (29 goals conceded) and his save percentage is 69.0%. The goalkeeper born in Switzerland has seen 84 shots attempted at him in 19 starts. Racioppi (2-6-11 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 3 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 15.8% shutout percentage.

In their last game, Bordeaux walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 1-0 against PSG. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 391 out of their 471 passing attempts earning a rate of 83.0%. Bordeaux ended the game with a 38.5% successful dribble rate by converting 10 of the 26 dribbles they pursued. Bordeaux converted 2 shots on goal out of their 11 shots attempted which had them at a 18.2% clip in their last game. Having earned a total of 27 goals and 23 assists in all their contests, Bordeaux averages 0.96 goals and 0.82 assists per 90 minutes.

Remi Oudin will need to be on top of his game for Bordeaux. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 104 matches during his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from France has 9,113 mins while scoring 29 goals. He has accounted for 9 yellow card warnings during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 18 times. Make sure to keep an eye out for Hwang Ui-Jo, the forward representing Korea. Ui-jo has been handed a total of 15 yellow card cautions in 15,431 minutes played (171 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.37. He has scored 63 goals so far in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 9 different times.

Benoit Costil is expected to look after the goal for Bordeaux. In his pro soccer career, Costil has given up 526 goals and has racked up 1,252 saves in 429 starts. He has allowed 1.23 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 148-127-153. He sports a save percentage of 71.0% and his shutout rate is currently 27.7%. Costil has tallied 119 shutouts while seeing 1,761 shots against him in 38,456 mins throughout his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Dijon (+245)

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