Dec 28th features a match where Lille will travel to Clermont-Ferrand to battle Clermont in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Clermont, recorded a 1-2 loss against Lens. Salis Abdul Samed struck first for Clermont on an own goal in the 39th minute, then Wesley Saïd tied it up for Lens in the 60th minute But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Seko Fofana. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Lille, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Angers SCO. Tiago Djaló struck first for Lille in the 36th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Angers SCO was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Lille should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Lille is glad to have Alan Virginius in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Komnen Andrić and Salis Abdul Samed each only have 1 goal in their last five.