These matches between SC Bastia and O. Lyon appear to be a sheer battle of goals. If the last time these teams met the result pointed to a clear, humiliating 2-5 defeat for Bastia, this time the French team took their categorical revenge, by winning over Lyon with a 4-1 score. This result made me lose the bet I placed on Lyon at Betfair; though next time these teams meet, I am definitely going to place a bet on the number of goals, since I figured out this would be the most profitable in the case of Bastia and Lyon. For Lyon, the goal of honour was scored by Lisandro López, in the 54^th minute of the game. On the other hand, Bastia’s players scored as many times as they had the chance to, first in the 45^th minute, when the twenty-year-old midfielder Florian Thauvin gave the lead to his team; then in the 56^th minute, when Anthony Modeste scored the second goal, only 2 minutes after Lyon established the balance on the scoring table. The same Florian Thauvin scored again in the 61^st minute, while the last goal was added by Wahbi Khazri in the 87^th minute.

After this shocking result, Remi Garde’s team remains four points behind the leaders, Paris Saint-Germain. In addition, they seem willing to improve their performances, counting on the extension of Steed Malbranque’s contract until 2014.

Result: -7 units, bet lost