Clermont Foot hosts Montpellier in the 29th round and the game will be played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied. Clermont Foot have been the poorest team in the league for a long time and they are most certainly getting relegated by the end of the season. Montpellier are also racing to climb up the table before the end of the season.
Clermont managed to hold PSG to a draw last week while Montpellier beat Lorient in their last match.
Clermont Foot are bottom of the Ligue 1 with 20 points while Montpellier are 13th with 32 points.
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It's hard to see Clermont Foot getting out of the relegation zone before the end of the season. Clermont won 1 game in their last 10 league games and they are bottom of the league with just 20 points in 28 matches.
Clermont Foot played against Ligue 1 leaders PSG and they managed to hold onto to a draw at the end. Habib Keita scored the opening goal in the first half to put Clermont in the lead and they kept the lead until the 85th minute before conceding a goal. The game stayed that way until the end and both clubs shared a point. According to stats, Clermont Foot had 27% possession, 3 shots on target and 2 corner kicks. That also failed to create a single chance during the game.
Clermont Foot are playing against the odds once again and the result seems to be written in the stars again.
Montpellier
Montpellier are building a winning momentum and they have another chance to maintain it against Lorient. Montpellier are in the race to climb up to mid-table and so far they are doing the right things. They are currently 13th on the Ligue 1 table with 32 points.
Montpellier won against Lorient 2-0 at home last weekend. Teji Savanier scored the opening goal from the spot in the 55th minute and Yann Karamoh scored the second goal in the 90th minute to seal the win. According to stats, Montpellier had 45% possession, 5 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 4 big chances, they missed 2 and hit the woodwork once.
Montpellier have another chance to get another vital 3 points against Clermont Foot. But they will have to be at their very best to earn it.
Head to Head
The h2h record shows in 11 meetings, Clermont Foot and Montpellier won 4 games each and 3 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Montpellier are the obvious favorites to win this game but it might be tougher than expected.
The h2h streaks shows Montpelier are unbeaten in the last 4 games. Clermont Foot are without a clean sheet in the last 4 while Montpellier are without a clean sheet in the last 6. 4 of the last 5 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5 of the last 6 meetings. Clermont Foot scored first in 5 of the last 6 meetings and 4 of the last meetings ended with less than 10.5 corners.
- Under 2.5 Goals at 2.136 Odds
- Both Teams to Score at 1.63 Odds
- Draw FT at 3.50 Odds