In this 20th week match, on Sun Jan 29th, Clermont hosts Nantes in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Clermont is fresh off their 2-1 win against Angers SCO. Elbasan Rashani scored the first goal for Clermont in the 40th minute, then Neto added another in the 47th minute. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while nantes is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Thaon. Thaon had 4 on net, and Nantes had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Nantes should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Nantes and Clermont battled to a 1-1 draw in front of almost 31000. Neto struck first for Clermont in the 54th minute, then Mostafa Mohamed tied it up for Nantes in the 73rd minute earning Nantes at least a draw.
Nantes’s most prolific scorer has been Mostafa Mohamed. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Muhammed Cham Saracevic and Johan Gastien each only have 1 goal in their last five
Pascal Gastien’s squad will be without Maxime Gonalons, Jérémie Bela and Souleymane Cissé, while Nantes will be without Nicolas Pallois and Quentin Merlin.