Clermont Foot 63 vs Olympique Lyon Prediction: Don't stand on their way to Europe!

Clermont Foot will host Olympique Lyon at the Stade Gabriel Montpied this weekend. It was yet another defeat for Clermont Foot in their last game against AS Monaco and they are still in the relegation battle. And for Olympique Lyon, they continue to impress as they chase European qualification next season. They are coming back from a 4-3 win over LOSC Lille during midweek. 

According to current rankings, Clermont Foot remain at the bottom of the Ligue 1 with only 25 points in 32 games while Olympique Lyon are in 7th with 49 points.

Clermont Foot are hoping there's still some time for them to catch the flight out of the relegation zone. It's pretty tight at the bottom end of the table and Clermont are only 4 points away from a relegation playoff campaign. Clermont Foot lost their last game against AS Monaco and as a result, their last 5 league games ended in 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Also, in all 32 games they played so far this season, they had 5 wins, 10 draws and 17 defeats. 

Clermont Foot were up against AS Monaco last weekend and the game ended in a 4-1 defeat for Clermont. Muhammed Cham-Saracevic managed to grab the equalizer for Clermont in the 34th minute. But after that they conceded 3 extra goals in the 37th, 57th and 87th minutes to end the game 4-1. According to stats, Clermont Foot had 37% possession, 1 shot on target and 4 corners.

Olympique Lyon are so close to achieving their major objective and they have every reason to be proud of their efforts. Their experience at the beginning of the season needs no further explanation, but they are currently only 2 points away from qualifying for the UEFA Conference League despite being bottom of the table for months at the start of the season. Lyon had a dramatic win a few days ago against LOSC Lille and results from their last 5 league games is 4 wins and 1 defeat. Also their season stats is currently 14 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats in 32 games. 

Olympique Lyon defeated LOSC Lille in a hot contest last weekend and the scoreline was 4-3 in the end. LOSC ended the first half with a 2-goal lead and in the 65th minute Said Benrahma scored Lyon's first goal. Then in the 85th minute, Malick Fofana equalized but the celebration was cut short by LOSC Lille's third goal in the 85th minute. Finally Lyon scored 2 more goals in the 88th and 92nd minutes through Alexandre Lacazette and Mama Balde. According to stats, Lyon had 56% possession, 7 shots on target and 4 corners.

Clermont Foot and Olympique Lyon have played 5 games against each other in the past. Clermont Foot won 3 games, Olympique Lyon won 1 game and 1 game ended in a draw.

Olympique Lyon are absolutely on fire at the moment and there's no stopping them. Clermont Foot are definitely getting swept away by this Olympique Lyon side. 

Clermont have won the last 3 meetings and Olympique Lyon are without a clean sheet in all 5 meetings. In 4 of the last 5 meetings, there were more than 2.5 goals scored and both teams scored. There were more than 10.5 corners in 4 of the last 5 meetings.

• Olympique Lyon to Win at 1.687 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds
• Olympique Lyon to Win 3-1 at 11.00 Odds