Week 22 brings us a match on Jan 23rd, where Clermont hosts Rennes in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Clermont is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Monaco. Sofiane Diop struck first for Monaco in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jean Lucas, then Wissam Ben Yedder added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Caio Henrique In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Monaco’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monaco ended the match with the shutout victory. Clermont looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 4th placed Rennes is fresh off their 6-0 blowout win against Bordeaux. Martin Terrier struck first for Rennes in the 32nd minute, then Benjamin Bourigeaud added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bordeaux couldn’t manage to score, and Rennes took the shutout win. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 22nd, Rennes won by a score of 6 to 0. Jonas Martin struck first for Rennes in the 32nd minute, then Martin Terrier added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Benjamin Bourigeaud In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Rennes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rennes ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Sehrou Guirassy and Martin Terrier have been the hottest scorers for Rennes in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Clermont’s most prolific scorer has been Jordan Tell. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Johan Gastien, Arthur Desmas, Hountondji, Jerome Phojo, Samed, Alidu Seidu, Jean Claude Billong and Diaby are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team, while Bruno Génésio’s squad will be without Flavien Tait, Jeremy Gelin and Alfred Gomis.