Clermont take on the visitors Lille in the round 16 match of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 28th at Stade Gabriel Montpied (Clermont-Ferrand).
Clermont were founded in 1911. But only on their 110th anniversary they were able to celebrate the main achievement in history – promotion to Ligue 1. For starters, the debutant was able to gain a foothold in the top division of France, albeit in the "border", 17th place -, only 36 points in 38 matches were enough. After surprisingly bright start to the current season, then Clermont began to show the results that were expected from the team. These are defeats and sometimes draws. The current 10th position in the Ligue 1 table is still slightly above what this Clermont squad is capable of. The home team is approaching the restart of the championship with a sad series of eight matches without a win. To five draws and defeats in official battles at Clermont, they achieved three meetings without victories and in control fights.
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Les Dogues in the season before last was able to give a sensational result: ahead of PSG and won “gold” in Ligue 1 of France. But the creator of this breakthrough, Galtier, in transit through Nice moved to Paris. His successor did not manage even close, dropping the team to 10th place. This summer, Paulo Fonseca appeared as a coach. Lille failed the start of the season, the team found a defeat on the road for every win at home. However, in terms of ambitions to get into European competition, the Great Danes are not so bad. Lille are only two points behind Lorient and five points behind Rennes and Champions League’s trio. By the beginning of the second part of the season, Lille is approaching in chic form and in a great mood. The Doge have won five of their last six matches and are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches.
Opponents played for the first time in history only last season. Then the teams exchanged home victories. Thus, we can say that Lille has never won on the road at Clermont. With a favorite in such a game, everything is quite simple. The victory of Lille is quoted by bookmakers at 1.86 with 3.92 for a draw and 4.34 for the success of Clermont. Without a doubt, Lille should score their three points in this match. The Dogues found their football by the middle of the season, while Clermont, on the contrary, lost it. There are no surprises here.
Prediction for the match: Lille to win.
