Clermont vs Troyes Prediction: the Lancers' Luck to End

Prediction for the Ligue 1 Clermont vs Troyes match, which will take place on September 18. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Their current results are beyond all expectations: in 7 rounds the team won 3 victories and climbed to 10th place in the standings. At the same time, the Lancers are the worst in Ligue 1 in terms of xG, and only thanks to the high realization of chances they scored 8 goals. In addition, the opponents regularly mercy Clermont and do not score from good positions, so you can say that luck smiles on the recent newcomer. In the last round Pascal Gastien's charges could easily have conceded 2:3 goals from Strasbourg, but in the end they got off with a minor scare - 0:0. It was hardest in the 1st half, but after the break Clermont seized the initiative and pushed the game away from their goal. Something similar could be observed in the game with Toulouse, when the Lancers won with a score of 2:0. 

Troyes has recently been alternating between bright games and poor ones: after three defeats in a row, they beat Angers (3:1) and Monaco (4:2), and then earned one point in two rounds. The team had a hot schedule and generally they did well, although there were plenty of defensive problems. There are no serious losses in Troyes: the Blues can manage without Karim Azamoum and Andreas Bruus. True, the presence of almost all the club's strongest players did not help them score points against Lens. Troyes could have conceded 2:3 goals, but in the end it was a 0:1 defeat. 

Troyes is far from perfect defensively, but Clermont is much worse. The luck of the Lens cannot last forever, sooner or later their opponents will start to realize their chances. Troyes looked weak against Lens, but the current opponent is much easier. In the last face-to-face meeting, the visitors were obliged to score points, and now it's time to improve.

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