Gent and Bordeaux meet at GHELAMCO-arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). There is only a record of 1 direct match in the last 3 years between these two teams, on 12-07-2015, which ended with the victory of KAA Gent by (4-3). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Gent:
The home team reached this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs) after a home win by (3-1) and a win by (0-1) with Jagiellonia Białystok. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 40 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last match they played, for the Pro League, they won against AS Eupen by (2-3). In the last 10 home matches Gent has won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. The team has scored goals against the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, as he has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches.
The Gent is a club that has already conquered the 1st Klasse (Belgian Championship) once throughout its history, a title it won in the 2014/15 season, as well as having won the Belgian Super Cup in the following season. In the current season, the team is in the seventh position in the national championship, which was recently started, and eliminated in the previous phase the Jagiellonia Bialystok, by 4×1 in the aggregate (0x1 and 3×1). In the last five matches that Gent played in their stadium, in three they scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match the Gent has all the conditions to score goals, to be playing in his stadium, but he will face a strong opponent, which is also capable of scoring goals, which will leave this game open, with goals possibilities for both sides.
Bordeaux:
Until reaching this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), the visiting team eliminated: Illichivets Mariupol and Ventspils. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 17 conceded. The team comes to this match after a loss away with Toulouse by (2-1). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Bordeaux won 6, drew 1 and lost 3.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 victories in the last matches. The team has conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition.
Bordeaux is a French club that has been the champion of Ligue 1 (French Championship of the 1st Division) six times, the last time in 2008/09. In addition to these titles of Ligue 1, Bordeaux won several National Cups. His best international campaign was a final of the Europa League in 1995/96.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.90
