Bordeaux 3-0 Laval – Result & Analysis
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Poisson rates Bordeaux at 65% — recent form provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Bordeaux vs Laval encounter.
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Analysis & Preview
Laval travel to Stade Matmut-Atlantique to take on Bordeaux in Ligue 2 (matchday 36). The game is scheduled for Saturday 20 May 2023 at 14:45 UK time.
Form Guide
Bordeaux — last 10 games: 6W 3D 1L, averaging 2.10 points per game. Last five: L W W W D. They are averaging 1.20 goals per game and conceding 0.50 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. Defensively, conceding just 0.50 per game is an exceptional defensive record. 7 clean sheets from 10 games (70%) is a standout defensive return — they are keeping their net clean in more than half their matches. Both teams have scored in only 20% of their games — a low BTTS rate that suggests clean sheets are a regular occurrence.
At home, Bordeaux have gone 6W 3D 1L in their last 10 home games (2.10 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.50 goals scored and 0.70 conceded per game. 4 home clean sheets from their last 10 home games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground. BTTS has landed in 60% of their home matches — a rate that supports the Yes angle in this fixture.
Looking at their last 10 matches, Laval stand at 3W 0D 7L — 0.90 PPG. Last five: L W L W W. Their scoring rate of 1.10 per game is modest, conceding 1.60 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Both teams have scored in 70% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.
Laval's away record over their last 10 away games: 1W 1D 8L (0.40 PPG). Away from home they average 0.60 goals scored and 1.90 conceded per game. Their away PPG of 0.40 is notably below their overall 0.90 — form away from home has been a clear weakness recently.
Bordeaux are in the better shape of the two on recent form — 1.20 PPG ahead (2.10 vs 0.90). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.
H2H Record
There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 1 H2H match, Bordeaux have won 1, Laval 0, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 1 H2H match to go on, treat this as a light input.
These two sides have produced goals at a healthy rate, averaging 3.0 per game across the 1 H2H match we hold. That scoring profile supports the Over 2.5 angle. The most recent of those, on 3 Oct 2022, ended Bordeaux 2–1 Laval — a Bordeaux win.
With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H signal is in the goals market — at 3.0 goals per game, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle from the head-to-head data.
In-Play Data
Bordeaux trading profile (last 35 games, 17 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 76% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 67% of the time; they lead at the break 49% of the time; of the 8 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 25%; BTTS occurs in 41% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 35% of games (home games); they keep a clean sheet 46% of the time.
Laval trading profile (last 35 games, 17 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 71% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 75% of the time; BTTS occurs in 41% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 47% of games (away games); they fail to score in 31% of games.
BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Bordeaux 40% versus Laval 51%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Bordeaux 40% | Laval 57%).
Poisson Model
The Poisson distribution model projects Bordeaux 1.75 xG and Laval 0.61 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Bordeaux attack 1.038 / defence 0.778 | Laval attack 0.729 / defence 1.300. League average goals — home 1.297 / away 1.082. Laval's defence rating of 1.300 (above 1 = concedes more than average) is pushing Bordeaux's projected output up. Laval's attack rating of 0.729 is below the league average, which holds their xG down at 0.61. Bordeaux have a tight defence (rating 0.778), which is pulling Laval's projected output down. Data: built from Bordeaux's last 35 games and Laval's last 35.
Result probabilities: Bordeaux 65% | Draw 23% | Laval 12%. Fair-value odds: Bordeaux 1.55 | Draw 4.33 | Laval 8.14. The model has a clear lean to Bordeaux (65%) — a 42pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.
Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 42% | BTTS Yes probability 38% | Total xG 2.36. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 58% — total xG of 2.36 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS No at 62% is only a slight lean — the model gives both sides a fair chance of scoring, so No isn't a clear standalone call.
Analysis Verdict
On the Poisson output, Bordeaux are the pick at 65% — clear model lean. Recent form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 23% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.
On the goals line, Poisson's 2.36 combined xG gives a 58% probability to Under 2.5 — a Poisson-only call with no corroboration from form or H2H.
Poisson assigns a 62% probability to BTTS No based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates are neutral — both teams scored in: Bordeaux 60% (last 10 home games) | Laval 40% (last 10 away games).
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💡 Key Insights
🏟️ Match Context
• Fixture: Bordeaux vs Laval | Competition: Ligue 2, matchday 36 | Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique • Kick-off: Saturday 20 May 2023 at 14:45 UK time • Data inputs: head-to-head data, recent form (overall and home/away), the Poisson prediction model and market pricing
📊 Statistical Prediction
• Poisson result probabilities: Bordeaux 65% | Draw 23% | Laval 12% • Poisson goal markets: Over 2.5 42% (Under 58%) | BTTS Yes 38% (No 62%) | xG Bordeaux 1.75 / Laval 0.61 • Poisson strength factors: Bordeaux attack 1.038 / def 0.778 | Laval attack 0.729 / def 1.300 | league avg home 1.297 / away 1.082 • Poisson stance: Bordeaux (65%) — strong lean
🧮 Prediction Model
1.75
Bordeaux xG
Expected Goals
0.61
Laval xG
38%
BTTS
69%
Over 1.5
42%
Over 2.5
21%
Over 3.5
Full score-by-score matrix & model internals in the "Full Poisson Detail" section below ↓
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❓ Bordeaux vs Laval FAQs
What time does Bordeaux vs Laval kick off?
Bordeaux vs Laval kicked off at 14:45 UK time on Saturday 20 May 2023 at Stade Matmut-Atlantique.
What was the final score in Bordeaux vs Laval?
Bordeaux 3 - 0 Laval.
Where is Bordeaux vs Laval being played?
The match is being played at Stade Matmut-Atlantique.
What competition is Bordeaux vs Laval part of?
Bordeaux vs Laval is a Ligue 2 fixture (matchday 36) (France).
Who is favourite to win Bordeaux vs Laval?
Our statistical model gives Bordeaux a 65% chance of winning, Laval a 12% chance, and a 23% chance of a draw — making Bordeaux the favourite.
Will both teams score in Bordeaux vs Laval?
Our model estimates a 38% probability that both Bordeaux and Laval will score, so it leans towards BTTS No (62%).
Will Bordeaux vs Laval have over 2.5 goals?
Our model puts the probability of over 2.5 goals in this match at 42%, so it leans towards under 2.5 goals (58%).
🧮 Model Insight
How the Model Works This Match
Working from Bordeaux's attack rating (1.04) and Laval's defence rating (1.30), the model arrives at 1.75 expected goals for the home side. The same calculation in reverse, Laval's attack versus Bordeaux's defence, projects 0.61 expected goals for the visitors.
These ratings are built from Bordeaux's last 35 games and Laval's last 35 — a full enough recent sample to trust.
The Exact-Score Picture
Run the expected-goals figures through the full scoreline distribution and 1-0 emerges as the single most likely result, at 15.1%. Close behind: 2-0 (14.4%), 1-1 (11.4%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 41% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.
Most Likely Outcome
Bordeaux Win
65%
1.55
23%
4.33
12%
8.14
Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines
1 – 0
16.5%
Home win
Most likely
2 – 0
14.4%
Home win
1 – 1
10.1%
Draw
Expected Goals & Win Odds
1.75
Bordeaux xG
Total xG
2.36
0.61
Laval xG
1.55
65%
Home win
4.33
23%
Draw
8.14
12%
Away win
Goals Markets
68%
Over 1.5
1.47
32%
Under 1.5
3.12
42%
Over 2.5
2.38
58%
Under 2.5
1.72
21%
Over 3.5
4.76
79%
Under 3.5
1.27
9%
Over 4.5
11.11
91%
Under 4.5
1.10
Match Markets
Both Teams to Score
38%
BTTS Yes
2.62
62%
BTTS No
1.62
Clean Sheet
54%
1.85
17%
5.75
Win to Nil
35%
2.86
2%
46.86
Score Probability Matrix (%)
| H \ A | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | – |
| 1 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 2 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 3 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 4 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
Green = home win · Grey = draw · Amber = away win · Outlined cell = most likely score
▶ Model Internals
❓ Bordeaux vs Laval Prediction FAQs
What is the most likely scoreline for Bordeaux vs Laval?
Our Poisson model rates 1-0 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 15.1%.
How many goals are Bordeaux and Laval expected to score?
The model projects 1.75 expected goals for Bordeaux and 0.61 for Laval, a combined total of 2.36.
How confident is the prediction model for Bordeaux vs Laval?
Reasonably confident — the model's leading outcome is rated at 65%, a clear lean rather than a toss-up.
📈 Form Insight
Form at a Glance
Bordeaux come into this having played 35 games, going 19W 9D 7L for 1.89 points per game. Their last five reads L-W-W-W-D.
On the other side, Laval sit at 1.14 PPG from 35 outings (12W 4D 19L), a run that reads L-W-L-W-W across their last five.
Bordeaux carry the stronger recent form of the two, 0.75 PPG clear of Laval — worth weighing alongside whatever the head-to-head and market data say.
Venue Form
Bordeaux's home form reads 11W 4D 2L across their last 17 home games, a 2.18 PPG return.
Away from home, Laval have taken 0.82 points per game from their last 17 away games (4W 2D 11L).
Comparing the two in their relevant venue splits, Bordeaux come out ahead — a more targeted read than the overall PPG figures above, since it strips out games played in the opposite context.
Goals in Recent Form
Bordeaux are averaging 1.37 goals scored and 0.74 conceded per game recently; Laval are on 1.14 scored and 1.49 conceded.
Defensively: Bordeaux have kept a clean sheet in 46% of their games — worth knowing if you're weighing up clean-sheet or BTTS-No markets.
Last 35 Results
Current season: same league only · Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams)
Bordeaux
Current Season
Laval
Current Season
Bordeaux (Home) vs Laval (Away)
Home games only for the home side · Away games only for the away side
Bordeaux
Current Season
Laval
Current Season
❓ Bordeaux vs Laval Form FAQs
What form are Bordeaux and Laval in coming into this match?
Bordeaux have gone 19W 9D 7L in their last 35 games (1.89 PPG), while Laval have gone 12W 4D 19L in their last 35 (1.14 PPG).
Which team has the better venue record — Bordeaux at home or Laval away?
Bordeaux's home record (2.18 PPG) is the stronger of the two venue-specific splits — Bordeaux at home: 2.18 PPG; Laval away: 0.82 PPG.
Have Bordeaux or Laval been keeping clean sheets recently?
Bordeaux have kept a clean sheet in 46% of their recent games, Laval in 23%.
⚔️ Rivalry Insight
Fixture History
This section is based on the 4 H2H matches we hold for this pairing, spanning roughly 1 year from October 2022. All of them came in Ligue 2. The most recent in our data was on 27 April 2024, some 2 years back — so squads and form on both sides may look very different now.
Streaks & Records
Laval have won each of the latest 2 H2H matches we hold, a run that gives them the edge coming in.
The biggest gap in our H2H data came on 20 May 2023, when Bordeaux won Bordeaux 3-0 Laval.
Bordeaux's record when hosting Laval specifically: 1W 0D 1L from 2 games — a narrower, venue-specific slice of the head-to-head picture.
Last 4 Meetings
2
Bordeaux
0
Draws
2
Laval
Recent Meetings
❓ Bordeaux vs Laval H2H FAQs
What is the head-to-head record between Bordeaux and Laval?
Across the 4 head-to-head matches in our data, Bordeaux have won 2, Laval have won 2, and 0 have been drawn.
When did Bordeaux and Laval last play each other?
The most recent meeting in our data was on 27 April 2024: Laval 1-0 Bordeaux.
📈 Trading Insight
First-Half Patterns
Bordeaux are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 76% of their matches. They've gone in front at half-time 59% of the time. They've also shown some fight from behind, salvaging a draw or win after trailing at half-time in 33% of those situations.
Laval are typically involved in an early goal — the half-time board shows at least one in 71% of their matches.
Full-Time Trends
BTTS sits in mixed territory for this pairing — Bordeaux 41%, Laval 41% — no strong lean either way from the trading data alone.
Over 2.5 has been close to a coin-flip for both sides — 35% (Bordeaux) and 47% (Laval).
On the defensive side: Bordeaux keep a clean sheet in 53% of their matches; Laval in 41%.
Current season: same league only. Previous season: all leagues (covers promoted/relegated teams). All = any venue | Venue = Bordeaux home games / Laval away games. HT metrics require half-time score data — shown as — where unavailable.
❓ Bordeaux vs Laval Trading FAQs
Do both teams usually score in Bordeaux and Laval matches?
Not especially — both teams scoring has occurred in only 41% of Bordeaux's recent matches and 41% of Laval's, a rate that leans toward BTTS No.
Are Bordeaux and Laval matches usually high-scoring?
Not particularly — Over 2.5 goals has come in for only 35% of Bordeaux's recent games and 47% of Laval's, pointing to a tighter contest.
Do Bordeaux and Laval matches tend to have early goals?
There has been at least one first-half goal in 76% of Bordeaux's recent matches and 71% of Laval's — a useful reference point for first-half goal markets.
Dominant Bordeaux run riot with a 3-0 hammering of Laval.
📝 Match Report
How It Unfolded
Bordeaux beat Laval 3-0 at Stade Matmut-Atlantique, Regular Season - 36, in the Ligue 2. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.
The Model vs The Result
The Poisson model went into this projecting Bordeaux 1.75 xG and Laval 0.61 xG, a combined 2.36. The scoreboard read 3-0 for 3 actual goals. Bordeaux beat their projection by 1.2 — clinical relative to the chances the model priced in. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Bordeaux attack 1.04 / defence 0.78 against Laval attack 0.73 / defence 1.30, drawn from 35/35 games (CurrentSeason).
On the result, the model split it Bordeaux 65% | Draw 23% | Laval 12%, with Bordeaux to win its most likely call at 65%. The scoreboard confirmed the model's leading pick.
Goals & Markets
The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 42%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — a miss for the goals model. Over 1.5 had been 69% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 38% and the match did not — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 49% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Bordeaux 40%, Laval 57%), a base rate that pointed the other way from today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 46%, which matched the one-sided outcome.
Trading Patterns vs Reality
Bordeaux's trading profile (35 games, 17 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 40% of their matches — today it did not; they keep a clean sheet 46% of the time, and duly kept one.
Laval's trading profile (35 games, 17 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 51% of their matches — today it did not; they fail to score in 31% of games, a blank that repeated today.
Form vs Result
On form, Bordeaux arrived the stronger side — 1.89 PPG against 1.14. The form guide was vindicated by the result. Bordeaux (home/away splits) scored 3 against a 1.47 average — above their attacking norm. Laval (home/away splits) managed 0 against a 0.88 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 3 against a 1.65 concession average — a leakier day than usual.
Verdict
Grading the result against the stored data, 3 of 4 pre-match signals came in: result (hit), Over 2.5 (miss), BTTS (hit), form (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.
💡 Key Insights
⚠️ This match report is generated algorithmically from the final score, our prediction model, and each team's historical form and trading data. Analysis is for informational purposes only.
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