Lorient vs Bordeaux Prediction, 4/25/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2021

Game: Lorient vs Bordeaux

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2021

Location: Stade du Moustoir in Lorient, France

TV: BT Sport ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Lorient (+125) Bordeaux (+210)

Adrian Grbic and Lorient (8-8-17, 17th in Ligue 1) host Bordeaux (10-6-17, 16th in Ligue 1) at Stade du Moustoir on Sunday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Paul Nardi for Lorient and Benoit Costil for Bordeaux. Lorient are at +125 while Bordeaux FC are priced at +210. The O/U opens at 2.25.

Lorient stepped onto the pitch against Marseille in their last game and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 3-2. In sharing the ball, they finished this match with a 81.5% rate by connecting on 207 of the 254 passing targets last match. Lorient tried 18 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 10 of the dribbles for a percentage of 55.6%. Regarding shot accuracy, Lorient walked away from the pitch at a 50.0% clip by hitting 6 shots on target out of 12 total shots. Lorient averages 1.15 goals per 90 min (38 total goals) and have racked up 18 assists in all matches this year.

Adrian Grbic is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Lorient. Grbic has had a starting assignment in 55 outings in his career and accounts for 0.51 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Austria has totaled 32 goals in 5,630 minutes played. He has 4 assists while accumulating 10 yellow card cautions in his career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Yoane Wissa, the forward representing France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 15 times so far in his career while he has scored 42 total goals. Wissa has totaled 10,174 minutes in 117 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 21 yellow card warnings. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man who will defend the goal for Lorient will be Paul Nardi. Nardi has seen the pitch for 15,821 mins and has accumulated 426 stops in his career. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.27 (223 goals allowed) and he holds a save % of 73.4%. The keeper born in France has had 582 shots sent his way in 176 career starts. Nardi (72-46-58 record during his career) has totaled 42 shutouts, which has earned him a 23.9% clean sheet percentage.

In their last game, Bordeaux took a loss by a score of 3-0 against Monaco. Bordeaux finished with a 42.9% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 9 of the 21 dribbles they attempted. They wrapped up this outing by converting 358 of the 426 passes they attempted for a percentage of 84.0%. Bordeaux had 2 shots on goal out of the team's 7 shots attempted earning them a 28.6% clip in their last match. Having earned a total of 34 goals and 28 assists in all matches, Bordeaux averages 1.03 goals and 0.85 assists per 90 minutes.

Hwang Ui-Jo should be someone to watch for Bordeaux. The forward from Korea has totaled 15,841 mins while he has scored 68 goals. He has totaled 15 yellow card warnings so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 9 times. He is currently averaging 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 176 matches in his career. Make sure to keep an eye out for Remi Oudin, the forward representing France. He has scored 29 goals during his soccer career while assisting on a goal 18 different times. Oudin has been handed 9 yellow card warnings in 9,449 mins played (109 starting assignments). His goals per 90 min average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.28.

Benoit Costil will reside in front of the goal for Bordeaux. During his career, Costil has allowed 540 goals while earning 1,266 stops in 434 starting assignments. He has given up 1.25 goals per 90 mins and he has a record of 149-127-157. He has earned a save % of 70.8% and his shutout rate is 27.4%. Costil has earned 119 shutouts while defending 1,786 shots attempted against him in 38,906 career minutes.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bordeaux (+210)

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