Week 12 features a match on Sun Oct 23rd, where Clermont and Brest will play a match in Clermont-Ferrand in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 8th placed Clermont is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Monaco. Breel Embolo scored the first goal for Monaco in the 31st minute, then Komnen Andrić tied it up for Clermont in the 53rd minute earning Clermont a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Clermont should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 20th placed Brest is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Nantes. Noah Fadiga struck first for Brest in the 18th minute, then Moses Simon tied it up for Nantes in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 36th minute on a goal by Igniatius Ganago to cap off a wild match. Brest looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Brest won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Brest hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Islam Slimani and Romain Del Castillo, and they each have 1 goal. Clermont’s most prolific scorer has been Grejohn Kyei. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches
Jérémie Bela, Mehdi Zeffane and Gastien are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team, while Christophe Herelle, Steve Mounié and Noah Fadiga are unavailable to play for Brest.