On the 2nd of October, Clermont and Ajaccio will play a match in Ajaccio in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 20th placed Ajaccio is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Brest. Romain Hamouma struck first for Ajaccio in the 65th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Brest was frustrated by Ajaccio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ajaccio ended the match with the shutout victory. Ajaccio looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while clermont sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Troyes. Johan Gastien struck first for Clermont in the 4th minute on a feed from Muhammed Cham Saracevic, but Mama Baldé got the equalizer for Troyes in the 23rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Mama Baldé to cap off a wild match. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses 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 Muhammed Cham Saracevic. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Cyrille Bayala and Romain Hamouma are the top scorers for Ajaccio in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Fernand Mayembo, Yanis Cimignani and Francois-Joseph Sollacaro are unavailable to play for Olivier Pantaloni’s team, while Pascal Gastien’s Clermont squad will be without Mehdi Zeffane and Jim Allevinah.