Clermont – St Etienne CF Free Betting Tips
Clermont analysis
After 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in the 15th position, having won 24 points. In the last match, they beat Nice away by (0‑1), after in the previous match they had won at home, in a match against Rennes, by (2‑1). This is a team that is affected by the home factor, stronger when it plays in front of its fans, since in the last 30 matches it has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 29 conceded, against 6 wins, 5 draws. and 4 defeats at home, with 21 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Clermont has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, having won 10 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals to its opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In 23 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 of the 13 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.
Clermont enters this game with a 0-1 victory in the trip to Nice, thus adding the second consecutive triumph in this Ligue 1: the team’s only goal was signed by Elbasan Rashani. The home team usually plays in a 4-3-3, where the three men responsible for causing panic in the opposing defense are Elbasan Rashani, Jodel Dossou and Mohamed Bayo. The player who will be responsible for putting his skill and technique into the home club’s offensive attacks is Jason Bertomier. For this match, coach Pascal Gastien can count on all his players.
Saint-Étienne analysis
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, the visiting team is in the 20th position, having won 18 points. In the last match, they beat Montpellier at home by (3‑1), after in the previous match they won away, in a match against Angers SCO, by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously presents more positive results away from home than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 22 conceded. At home, they won 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, with a total of 16 goals scored and 27 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Saint‑Étienne has a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses, having won 7 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches, the most frequent result at half-time was 1‑1 (4 out of 11 matches). The team has conceded goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 11 matches for the competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores very few times first: they have only opened the scoring in 5 of their last 23 matches for Ligue 1, of those 5 they have reached the break with a lead in 2 and won at the end of the 90′ in 2. In 23 matches for this competition , conceded the first goal 18 times and only managed to turn the score around 2 times. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (31’‑45′).
Saint-Étienne comes motivated for this match after a 3-1 triumph against Montpellier, thus adding the second consecutive victory in this Ligue 1: the team’s goals were signed by Romain Hamouma, Arnaud Nordin and Wahbi Khazri. The visiting team usually works in a 3-5-2 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the wings, with the two most advanced men being Wahbi Khazri and Denis Bouanga. One of Saint-Étienne’s weaknesses has been their defensive consistency, with the visiting club, in general, having conceded a lot of goals. All players are available for this game.
DRAW – Odds: 3.50
