In a weekend match on Sunday Dec 12th, in week 18, Clermont will travel to Angers to battle Angers SCO in a Ligue 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 8th placed Angers SCO is fresh off their 2-1 win against Reims. Sofiane Boufal scored the first goal for Angers SCO in the 49th minute on a penalty, then Hugo Ekitike tied it up for Reims in the 59th minute on a penalty. Angers SCO is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Clermont, recorded a 0-1 loss against Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi scored the first goal for Montpellier in the 28th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Montpellier’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Montpellier ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Clermont’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamed Bayo. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Angers SCO’s most prolific scorer has been Sofiane Boufal. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Angers SCO will be without Mathias Lage, Sada Thioub, Abdoulaye Bamba, Paul Bernardoni, Zinédine Ould Khaled, Souleyman Doumbia and Bilal Brahimi, while Elbasan Rashani, Josue Albert, Cedric Hountondji, Jerome Phojo and Jean Claude Billong are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team.