Something big has clicked for Bordeaux this season. Their purple patch extended during the week, to securing a semi-final place in the Coupe de la Ligue, a matter of days after chalking up their 1000-th top division win, in the club’s history.
Moreover, this is a warm up for the semi-final, as the two sides will meet again on January 26.
Bordeaux boasts impressive home form while Lille are searching for only their second away win of this campaign, but there’s not much between these two sides.
The carrot for Willy Sagnol’s men is a place in the top half of the table, but a win’s important for the fans have seen them tread water in this league and are now seeing valued players, such as Henri Saivet, depart without replacement. Still, Lille will be no pushovers.
I’m plumping for a draw at 3.10 with William Hill.