French Cup Final Preview

Friday night is the final of the Coupe de France as Bourdeaux take on Evian TG here is our guide to the best of the bets from this game.

Much like Wigan victory for Evian TG would be a remarkable story as the side only came into being in their current incarnation in 2007, the product of a merger between three teams from the French Alps. This season has seen them secure their place in the top flight for a third year in a row. Pascal Dupraz’s men are naturally the outsiders and can be backed at 13/8 (william hill) to lift the trophy while Bordeaux are 8/15 (BETVICTOR) to win their first Cup for 26 years.

These two sides meet last weekend in a dress rehearsal for the game which ended in a 2-1 victory for Bordeaux the second time this they have defeated Evian TG. Victory in 90 minutes for Bordeaux is 21/20 (ladbrokes) while the draw is 23/10 (GENERAL ) and the Evian TG victory in the 90 minutes is 33/10 (BETVICTOR).

If you want to take a repeat of the 2-1 Bordeaux scoreline then you an back this at 17/2 (BETVICTOR/CORAL). A 1-0 Bordeaux victory is considered the most likely by bookmakers at 11/2 (GENERAL) and Bordeaux 2-0 is 17/2 (BETVICTOR/william hill). If you think this game will end in a 90 minute draw then you can get 0-0 at 8/1 (BETVICTOR ) while 1-1 is 6/1 (BETVICTOR/william hill). If you fancy the Evian TG victory you can get them at 19/2 (BETVICTOR) to win 1-0 or 14/1 (BETVICTOR/CORAL) to win 2-1.

The best bet is in taking YES in the both teams to score market which can be backed at EVENS (GENERAL). Bordeaux have conceded in all five of their games in the competitions this season and in each of their last four in all competitions. Les Roses (Evian TG) are in a have netted 11 in their last 4 and they have both netted in each of their last two meetings.

Those looking for a first goalscorer bet will see the market is headed by Cheick Diabate who is 11/2 (bet365/BETVICTOR/CORAL) to score first. The Mali striker is in a rich vein of goalscoring form netting eight times in his last eight games. Those looking for a Evian TG player to grab the opener should look for Saber Khelifa as the Tunisian striker looks big value to grab the opener at 10/1 (bet365/BETVICTOR ) and 15/4 (BETVICTOR) in the anytime scorer market. Khelifa has netted five times in his last six games.

Staying in France and bookmakers are already priced up on the battle for the title next season with PSG the 4/9 (bet365 ) favourites to win for a second year in a row. They might find it much harder next season though as newly-promoted Monaco have spent over 100 million already and are likely to spend more. Monaco are 3/1 (paddy Power/BWIN/188 BET) to win the title. These two have the spending power to blow out their rivals so it is likely to come down to a two team battle with Lille, Marseille and Lyon battling it out for third.

One last bet that I would like to recommend in the outright markets is in the relegation market where some early value lies in taking Ajaccio to go down. In their two seasons in the top flight they have finished 16th (11/12) and 17th (12/13). They survived by just two points this time around and with big spending Monaco among the promoted teams this makes the fight to stay up even harder. I think the odds of 17/11 (188 BET) on them to go down look great value.

BEST OF THE BETS

GOLD: Both teams to score in Coupe de France final, evens (GENERAL)
SILVER: Saber Khelifa to score anytime in Coupe de France final, 15/4 (BETVICTOR)
BRONZE: Ajaccio to be relegated in 2013/14 season, 17/11 (188 BET)

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