Nantes vs Clermont Foot Prediction: Any hope for Clermont??! Fingers crossed.

Nantes can breathe a sigh of relief coming up against Clermont Foot, who are the poorest team in the league at this point in the season. Nantes did not have the best experience towards the end of the first half of the season. They recorded 6 defeats in their last 8 matches towards the end of the first half, winning just 1 during that time. Everything just points to a decline for Nantes and they need a turnaround as quickly as possible. What's the best place to get it, if not from the bottom feeder?

It would sound outrageous to hear Clermont Foot still fight them. Judging by the table, they are not far off from Lyon in 15th spot, and they could make a run for it. But at the moment, their form makes that wish almost impossible. So, Clermont Foot are expected to struggle in the remaining half of the season and get relegated. But who knows, maybe there's still hope for the team.

Nonetheless, they need to take on Nante away from home and they would need all the luck they can get.

Nantes

The bookmakers have overlooked their present struggles and awarded them favorites to win and there's a bit of a logic to that. They are in poor form, but not the poorest and certainly better than Clermont Foot and they have the home advantage behind them.

But besides that, Nantes would want to put their present struggles behind them and hope for a better second half. They won only 1 in their last 8 league games and they lost their latest game against Olympique Lyon prior to the break.

Apart from failing to register a single shot on target in the game against Lyon, Nantes pretty much matched Lyon in other areas of the game. But it was Alexandre Lacazette who scored the crucial goal for Lyon in the 49th minute to condemn Nantes to another defeat.

So, it's 3 defeats in the last 3 matches for Nantes and they have every right to be feeling anxious with the game against Clermont Foot their best shot at getting back to winning ways. They hold a not-perfect record against Clermont Foot when they 3 and drew 2 of their last 5 meetings.

Nantes are in the 13th spot with 18 points from 17 matches, and it's not very far away from the relegation zone.

Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot are poor in all areas and they look like a hopeless bunch frankly. They are bottom of the table at this point in the season and although there's still a long way to go, Clermont Foot are still convinced they can offer anything to keep them in the league at the end of the season.

Clermont Foot’s record is as bad as it gets, with just 2 wins from 17 matches played so far and 1 win in their last 6 league matches in a row. They lost their last game against Stade Rennes and lost 3:1 at full-time. Shamar Nicholson gave them a quick start by scoring in just 4 minutes into the game but they were rocked by a red card for Maximilliano Caufriez after a VAR check in the 45th minute. As anticipated, Stade Rennes fought back in the second half and got rewarded with the equalizer in the 52nd minute through Arnaud Kalimuendo. They eventually went on to score 2 more goals in the 88th and 97th minutes to win the game.

Clermont Foot are bottom of the log with 11 points, but they are just 5 points away from climbing off the relegation zone. A win here would shake things up for the team, but they have struggled to beat Nantes in their last 5 meetings.

Head to Head

Nantes and Clermont Foot have already played 14 games against each other previously. Nantes won 7 matches, while Clermont Foot won 4 matches and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

It's both logical and analytical to back Nantes for a win. They might not be at their very best, but they should show a strong character and dominate the game while playing at home against Clermont Foot.

Both Nantes and Clermont Foot have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 4 and 3 games respectively. While playing against each other, Nantes are unbeaten in their last 5 matches and both teams played less than 10.5 corners in 4 of their last 5 matches.

• Nantes to take More Corners at 1.615 Odds
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.74 Odds
• Home Win at 1.98 Odds