In this 19th week match, on Wed Dec 22nd, Strasbourg will travel to Clermont-Ferrand to battle Clermont in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Clermont recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Chemin Bas d’Avignon. Jordan Tell scored the first goal for Clermont in the 32nd minute, then Saîf-Eddine Khaoui added another in the 34th minute In the end, Chemin Bas d’Avignon couldn’t muster any offence and Clermont ran away with the shutout win. Clermont looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 7th placed Strasbourg, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Valenciennes. Habib Diallo struck first for Strasbourg in the 15th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Valenciennes was frustrated by Strasbourg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Strasbourg ended the match with the shutout victory. Strasbourg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Ludovic Ajorque has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Strasbourg. Clermont is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mohamed Bayo and Jordan Tell each having 2 goals in their last 5
Elbasan Rashani, Jason Berthomier, Jim Allevinah, Albert, Hountondji, Jerome Phojo, Salis Abdul Samed and Jean Claude Billong are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team, while Strasbourg will be without Maxime Le Marchand.