Football Gambling Info and Tips
Last night was a mixed bag with Valenciennes losing 2-1 to lens but the
+2.5 goals bet coming in.
As with Clermont on Monday night however a note should be taken to follow
Lens for a while if the price is right. They have now won 3 games on the
trot and look to be putting a run together which should lift them out of
the drop zone and into safety.
On to tonight’s game and again I am staying in France for the game between
2nd placed Bordeaux and 13th placed St Etienne.
Put simply Bordeaux must win tonight if they want to put up a real
challenge to leaders Lyon. 3 points tonight will put them 3 points behind
Lyon and 5 points ahead of 3rd placed Nancy with Bordeaux having to visit
Lyon in early March in what could be a championship decider even at this
stage of the season.
At home in the league so far they have a record of W6 D2 L2 F22 A15 with
the 2 defeats coming against Le Mans (2-1) and Lyon (3-1). Since that
defeat in October Bordeaux are unbeaten in 7 home matches in all
competitions, and they are currently the form side in the league over the
last 6 games with 4 wins and 2 draws.
St Etienne on the other hand are in mid table but if their away record was
anywhere near as good as their home form they would be a lot higher in the
league.
On the road so far they have a record of W1 D2 L8 F8 A20 compared to 7
wins and only 1 loss on their home ground. The only win on their travels
in the league came in October in a 2-0 win at Toulouse and since then they
have taken only 1 point from a possible 15 on their travels.
Form wise over the last 6 matches does not offer any hope for them either
with 2 wins 1 draw and 3 defeats with only 1 goal scored and 6 conceded in
the 3 away matches in that time.
Head to head again favour Bordeaux tonight with 4 wins and a draw in the 5
games played during the 10 match period shown, and you have to go back to
August 2000 for the last time St Etienne managed a goal at Bordeaux’s
ground.
Aug 18, 07 Ligue 1 AS Saint Etienne 0 - 0 Girondins Bordeaux
Apr 22, 07 Ligue 1 AS Saint Etienne 0 - 2 Girondins Bordeaux
Dec 19, 06 Lge Cup Girondins Bordeaux E 1 - 0 E AS Saint Etienne
Nov 25, 06 Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux 1 - 0 AS Saint Etienne
Apr 8, 06 Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux 0 - 0 AS Saint Etienne
Nov 26, 05 Ligue 1 AS Saint Etienne 1 - 1 Girondins Bordeaux
Mar 12, 05 Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux 2 - 0 AS Saint Etienne
Oct 23, 04 Ligue 1 AS Saint Etienne 0 - 0 Girondins Bordeaux
Dec 10, 00 Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux 2 - 1 AS Saint Etienne
Aug 19, 00 Ligue 1 AS Saint Etienne 1 - 0 Girondins Bordeaux
Team news is that Bordeaux will be without key midfielder Fernando. The
Brazil international has been ruled out for at least a month with a knee
ligament injury.
Also out is David Jemmali, who has a calf injury, while Marouane Chamakh
and Souleymane Diawara are at the African Nations Cup. Defender Franck
Jurietti is suspended following his sending-off at Le Mans.
St Etienne will be without suspended duo Geoffrey Dernis and Stathis
Tavlaridis while defender Mouhamadou Dabo is a late casualty after going
down with gastroenteritis. Pascal Feindouno, Siaka Tiene and Moustapha
Bayal Sall are also absent as they are away on African Nations Cup duty so
they will be hit harder the Bordeaux due to the African Cup of Nations
call ups.
At 4/6 best price with Ladbrokes Bordeaux look a good bet for tonight’s
clash as I personally had them priced high for a win tonight.
So just the one bet for me tonight but hopefully it will be a profitable one.
Happy punting,
Silverfox.
