Ligue 1: Bordeaux vs Saint-Etienne
At 1:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 21, 2022, the 33rd round of The Ligue 1, Bordeaux will host Saint-Etienne at home. Bordeaux was also a strong team in Ligue 1, but in recent seasons due to club reasons, which has led to the team's performance has been sluggish, and this season is even more unbearable, in the relegation zone for a long time, currently ranking second from the bottom of the league with 26 points, and there is a 4-point gap with the last place in the safe zone, Saint-Etienne, which shows that it is difficult for the team to jump out of the relegation zone for a period of time. From the data point of view, Bordeaux scored 42 goals in 32 league rounds, conceded 77 goals, and conceded an average of more than 2 goals per game, which is currently the team with the most goals conceded in the league, which shows the badness of its defensive end.
Bordeaux's recent results have improved slightly, with a 0-0 draw with defending champions Lille and a 3-1 victory over Metz, giving the team hope of relegation for a while, but in the last round of the league away match against Lyon, the team suffered a 1-6 blow, allowing the morale that had just been boosted a little and once again returned to the original point. It is also worth noting that Bordeaux's recent low-level mistakes in the backline have been very numerous, for example, in the last round of the league, goalkeeper Samp actually came out of the line to directly assist the opponent, and then was scored by the opposing striker.
Saint-Etienne's performance in recent seasons has declined year by year, the team has slipped to the edge of relegation this season, after 32 rounds of league, achieved 7 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses, ranked 17th in the league with 30 points, currently only 1 point higher than Clermont behind him, it can be seen that the current relegation pressure of Saint-Etienne is still very huge, if you can not grab points in time, you may be squeezed into the relegation zone at any time.
Saint-Etienne has also been in unstable form recently, having not won four consecutive league rounds until the last round of the league encountered Brest, who did not pursue too much, and the team won 2-1, ending the previous losing streak. In addition, Saint-Etienne's away games this season have also been very bad, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats in 15 league games away, ranking 18th in the league.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Bordeaux have achieved 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats in their last 10 regular matches against Saint-Etienne, and their past performances are not different, while the first leg of this season is a 2-1 away victory, which is slightly psychologically dominant. In terms of recent situation, although Bordeaux's recent state has improved slightly, it is still difficult to continue if the defensive problem is not solved; and Saint-Etienne has finally returned to winning track, but the team's away ability is indeed a bit unbearable.