PSG – Bordeaux

Matouidi Gouffran PSG Bordeaux SupercupFirst game of the season in France, the Supercup between PSG and Bordeaux. The match will be played in Libreville, Gabon. Expect PSG to have almost full support of the stands here, people are very enthusiastic about this team and its star players.

Not much to say about PSG here, everybody knows the team, they`ve been spending big-time in the last years and are by far the best team in France, one of the best in Europe. They looked rather good in the summer friendly games and they put on a good display in their last test against Real Madrid. Today, some of their new signings (Cavani, Marquinhos) will not play, also Jeremy Menez is injured. Lucas Digne, signed from Lille, will be on the bench. Laurent Blanc seemed to be very eager to win this Super Cup, labeling the game as being extremely important.

Bordeaux is a solid team but that`s it, nothing special. They won the cup last year, but in Ligue 1 they only finished 7h, and something similar is expected this year. They looked bad in pre-season, losing to Middlesbrough or Zulte Waregem. The big news here is that Bordeaux is absolutely decimated for this game, with a huge number of unavailable players, including THREE of the best four central defenders. Planus, Brechet, Henrique, Traoré, Diabaté, Faubert, Orban, Rolan and Bellion are all ruled out for this game. Nine of the most important players of Bordeaux will not be on the pitch. Coach Gillot will need to make some big improvisation, he also had to bring in some youngsters and has absolutely no bench for today.

PSG: Sirigu – Jallet, Sakho, Thiago Silva, Maxwell – Veratti, Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Pastore – Lavezzi, Zlatan.

Bordeaux: Carasso – Mariano, Savic, Sané, Poundjé – Obraniak, Sertic, Poko (Nguemo), Plasil – Saivet, Sacko.

For sure everybody will jump on PSG today because they are a big name team, and that should prove to be a profitable choice. But the main reason to take the champions here is the team news for Bordeaux, and of course then comes the difference in quality. Also, players like Lavezzi, Maxwell, Matuidi, etc., should really try to make an impression to keep their place in the squad against the likes or Cavani, Digne or Marquinhos.  I can`t see Bordeaux taking anything from this game with an improvised formation, and the horror situation in their defense should allow PSG, a very offensive team, to score some goals and cover the spread. PSG -1,5 for me.

Pick: PSG (-1,5)
Odds: 2.42 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 9.94
Event date: 3 August

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