Strasbourg vs Bordeaux Predictions

• Bordeaux have seen a league-high 54 goals scored in their 15 matches so far this season (average 3.6).
• Strasbourg have won four of their last six home league games.
• Ludovic Ajorque has scored five goals in his last nine Ligue 1 appearances.

Fragile Girondins could show more cracks

Strasbourg will welcome Bordeaux on Wednesday night in the knowledge that the visitors are probably the most frustrating and fragile team in Ligue 1 right now.

Vladimir Petkovic’s side imploded again on Saturday to allow visiting Brest to overturn a one-goal deficit and take all three points.

Having thrown away 2-0 and 3-2 leads against Metz the week before, this is a worrying trend for a club that have the talent to be in the top half of the table. But Les Girondins could be sat in the relegation zone if they don’t get something from their trip to the Stade de la Meinau.

After a satisfying start to the campaign, Strasbourg have hit a flat spot with three straight draws against Nantes, Reims and Monaco. But only PSG are outscoring the Racers at home this season with Julien Stephan’s side having notched 18 times in their eight previous fixtures.

Ajorque an attractive anytime GS play

Coupled with their ability to beat teams sat close to where 16th-placed Bordeaux find themselves in the table, a Strasbourg win and over 2.5 goals appeals as the main betting focus here. A -1 handicap for the hosts is also a consideration as they have covered that at home against the teams in 12th, 15th, 19th and 20th this season. But Bordeaux could easily score here given their talent up front, so we feel less exposed by backing the home win with at least three goals in the game.

Strasbourg striker Ludovic Ajorque has been regularly hitting the net this season and takes penalties, which makes him an attractive anytime goalscorer prospect given the visitors have been making too many defensive errors.

The favoured correct score bet here is a 3-1 home success as Strasbourg have scored at least three in four of their last six and Bordeaux have shipped three in three of their last four away contests.

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