In this week 33 match, on Wednesday Apr 20th, Clermont will travel to Troyes to battle Troyes in a clash of the Ligue 1. Troyes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. Habib Diallo scored the first goal for Strasbourg in the 56th minute from the penalty spot, then Tardieu tied it up for Troyes in the 85th minute from the penalty spot earning Troyes at least a draw. Troyes is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while clermont is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Metz. Nicolas de Préville struck first for Metz in the 24th minute on a feed from Pape Sarr, then Jodel Dossou got the equalizer for Clermont in the 37th minute on a feed from Grejohn Kyei squeezing out at least the one point for Clermont. Clermont looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Troyes and Clermont last played eachother at the Stade Gabriel Montpied on Sunday Aug 15th. Clermont won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 11000 excited fans. Mohamed Bayo struck first for Clermont in the 53rd minute, then Mohamed Bayo added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Jason Berthomier In the end, Troyes couldn’t muster any offence and Clermont ran away with the shutout win.
Clermont’s top weapon lately has been Jodel Dossou, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Ike Ugbo has been the most effective weapon for Troyes lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Banhie-Zoukrou is unavailable to play for Troyes, while Clermont will be without Lucas Da Cunha, Elbasan Rashani, Pierre-Yves Hamel, Berthomier, Johan Gastien, Arthur Desmas, N’Simba, Hountondji, Phojo and Yadaly Diaby.