Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Monaco 3rd with 69 points, Bordeaux 20th with 31, 38 apart. Bordeaux's recent output outran their position: 16th on form over five rounds, 20th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bordeaux 1.37 scored and 2.39 conceded per game, Monaco 1.71 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.4.
Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Bordeaux, 10/15 for Monaco.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 6 Bordeaux wins, 10 for Monaco, 5 draws, at 2.57 goals per meeting.
Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,115. On the scoreboard, Bordeaux led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.