On Sunday Aug 21st, in week 3, Clermont will play host to Nice in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Clermont sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-2 win against Reims. Kamory Doumbia struck first for Reims in the 23rd minute on a penalty, then Folarin Balogun added another in the 30th minute on a penalty But luckily in the 72nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Muhammed Cham Saracevic. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Nice, recorded a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Andy Delort struck first for Nice in the 35th minute on a penalty, then in the 55th minute, Adrien Thomasson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kévin Gameiro earning them at least the one point. Nice looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Nice is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Calvin Stengs and Aaron Ramsey each only have 1 goal in their last five. Clermont is glad to have Komnen Andrić in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals
Pascal Gastien’s Clermont squad will be without Mehdi Zeffane and Grejohn Kyei, while Kasper Dolberg and Hicham Boudaoui are unavailable to play for Nice.