Saint-Etienne vs Bordeaux Prediction, 9/18/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/16/2021

Game: Saint-Etienne vs Bordeaux

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Location: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: Saint-Etienne (-120) Bordeaux (+270)

Mahdi Camara and Saint-Etienne (0-3-2, 19th in Ligue 1) host Bordeaux (0-2-3, 20th in Ligue 1) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard on Saturday. The expected starting goalies will be Etienne Green for Saint-Etienne and Benoit Costil for Bordeaux. Saint-Étienne are at -120 while Bordeaux FC are priced at +270. The over/under has been set at 2.5.

Saint-Etienne faced Montpellier in their most recent match and ended up losing by a score of 2-0. Saint-Etienne tried 25 dribbles in this match and completed 14 of those attempts for a rate of 56.0%. In the passing game, they finished with a 89.5% rate by completing 348 of the 389 pass targets in their last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Saint-Etienne wrapped this game up at a 14.3% rate by putting 2 shots on target of 14 total shots. Saint-Etienne is averaging 1.00 goal per 90 (5 goals in total) and have accumulated 3 assists in all games for this campaign.

Mahdi Camara is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Saint-Etienne. He has 2 assists while tallying 7 yellow cards during his soccer career. Camara has been a starter in 52 games during his soccer career and he has earned 0.06 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder born in France has totaled 3 goals scored in 4,645 minutes played.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Denis Bouanga, the forward representing France. Bouanga has been on the field for 13,383 minutes during 150 starts and has been handed a total of 25 yellow card cautions. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 19 times thus far in his career and he has scored 52 goals. He currently averages 0.35 G/90 thus far in his career.

The guy defending the goal for Saint-Etienne is Etienne Green. Green has seen the field for 1,170 minutes and has earned 34 stops thus far in his career. His GA/90 is 1.31 (17 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 69.4%. The keeper born in France has seen 49 shots tried at him in 13 career starts. Green (4-4-5 mark during his soccer career) has earned 3 shutouts, which has earned him a 23.1% shutout rate.

The last time they took the pitch, Bordeaux took a defeat with a final score of 3-2 against Lens. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 464 of the 545 passes they tried earning a percentage of 85.1%. Bordeaux had a 53.3% successful dribble rate by completing 8 out of the 15 dribbles they tried. Bordeaux converted 3 shots on target out of their 10 shots tried which gave them a 30.0% clip in their last outing. With 5 goals and 3 assists in all their contests, Bordeaux averages 1.00 goal and 0.60 assists per 90 min.

Remi Oudin should provide a spark for Bordeaux. The forward born in France has totaled 9,936 mins and has scored 30 goals. He has collected 9 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times. He sports an average of 0.27 goals per 90 and has had a starting assignment in 113 games in his pro soccer career. You should also watch out for Ui-jo Hwang, the forward representing Korea. He has accounted for 69 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 10 times. Hwang has been handed 15 yellow cards in 16,560 mins played (185 starting assignments). His G/90 average so far in his pro soccer career is 0.37.

Benoit Costil will look after the goal for Bordeaux. Costil has racked up 121 clean sheets while defending 1,828 shots tried against him in 39,806 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of 70.6% and his shutout rate is currently at 27.3%. He has given up 1.27 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 152-129-162. During his professional soccer career, Costil has surrendered 560 goals and has accounted for 1,291 saves in 444 starting assignments.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint-Etienne (-120)

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