Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Strasbourg (6th, 63 pts) and Bordeaux (20th, 31 pts). Bordeaux had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 16th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Bordeaux ran at 1.37 scored and 2.39 conceded, Strasbourg at 1.58 and 1.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Bordeaux — four in succession. Momentum sat with Strasbourg, winners of their last three. Bordeaux had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Strasbourg, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Bordeaux wins, 7 for Strasbourg, 0 draws, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.11.
Stade Matmut-Atlantique, capacity 42,115, hosted the game. M. Lesage took charge of the match — our records show 88 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bordeaux led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-3.
Goal scorers
Bordeaux: Ui-jo Hwang (17'), Alberth Elis (21'), Ui-jo Hwang (39'), Ui-jo Hwang (90') · Strasbourg: Kévin Gameiro (43'), Kévin Gameiro (57'), A. Waris (90')
Key stats
Possession: Bordeaux 34% · Strasbourg 66% · Total shots: 13-18 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 1-3