On Sunday Nov 6th, Clermont will host Montpellier in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Clermont, recorded a 1-1 draw against Nantes. Neto struck first for Clermont in the 54th minute on a feed from Jérémie Bela, then Mostafa Mohamed tied it up for Nantes in the 73rd minute earning Nantes a comeback draw. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Montpellier is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Rennes. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 15th minute on a feed from Lovro Majer, then Arnaud Muinga added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Benjamin Bourigeaud At the end of 90 a dissapointed Montpellier couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. Montpellier looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Montpellier’s most prolific scorer has been Wahi. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Clermont’s most prolific scorer has been Grejohn Kyei. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Pascal Gastien’s Clermont squad will be without Maxime Gonalons, Maximiliano Caufriez, Mehdi Zeffane, Alidu Seidu, Brandon Baiye and Souleymane Cissé, while Pedro Mendes, Theo Sainte Luce, Stephy Mavididi, Dimitry Bertaud and Jonas Omlin are unavailable to play for Romain Pitau’s team.