Week 18 brings us a match on Jan 11th where Clermont will host Rennes at Stade Gabriel Montpied in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Clermont recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Strasbourg Koenigshoffen. Strasbourg Koenigshoffen had 0 on net, and Clermont had 4, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Rennes is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bordeaux. Benjamin Bourigeaud scored the first goal for Rennes in the 23rd minute, then in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Lenny Pirringuel sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Josh Maja. Rennes looks to continue their winning ways, having won 8 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Benjamin Bourigeaud has been the most prolific scorer on Rennes in his last five matches with three goals.
Clermont will be without Jodel Dossou, Maxime Gonalons, Maximiliano Caufriez, Mehdi Zeffane, Kamdem and Souleymane Cissé, while Bruno Génésio’s Rennes squad will be without Martin Terrier, Baptiste Santamaria and Lorenz Assignon.