In this week 37 match on May 14th, Strasbourg will play host to Clermont in a clash of the Ligue 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 5th placed Strasbourg is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Brest. Kévin Gameiro struck first for Strasbourg in the 72nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Brest 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 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Clermont, recorded a 2-1 win against Montpellier. Elbasan Rashani struck first for Clermont in the 4th minute on a feed from Mohamed Bayo, but Joris Chotard got the equalizer for Montpellier in the 32nd minute. Clermont looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stade Gabriel Montpied, Strasbourg won by a score of 2 to 0. Kévin Gameiro struck first for Strasbourg in the 44th minute, then Cedric Hountondji added another on an own goal in the 77th minute In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Strasbourg’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Strasbourg ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mohamed Bayo has been the most prolific scorer on Clermont in his last five matches with 3 goals. Strasbourg is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Habib Diallo and Kévin Gameiro each having 2 goals in their last 5
Julien Stéphan’s squad will be without Frédéric Guilbert, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Dimitri Liénard, Majeed Waris, Alexander Djiku, Lucas Perrin, Ismael Doukoure and Nordin Kandil, while Pierre-Yves Hamel, Berthomier, Ogier, Arthur Desmas, Hountondji, Jerome Phojo and Yadaly Diaby are unavailable to play for Pascal Gastien’s team.