Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 15th where Angers SCO will play host to Clermont in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Angers SCO sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 5th minute on a feed from Nordi Mukiele, then Lionel Messi added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Nordi Mukiele In the end, Angers SCO couldn’t muster any offence and Paris Saint Germain ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Clermont recorded a 2-1 win against Rennes. Grejohn Kyei struck first for Clermont in the 31st minute on a feed from Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, then in the 74th minute, Benjamin Bourigeaud sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Arnaud Muinga. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Clermont won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Muhammed Cham Saracevic and Gastien each only have 1 goal in their last five. Nabil Bentaleb and Abdallah Dipo Sima are the top scorers for Angers SCO in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Angers SCO will be without Ibrahim Amadou, Ulrick Eneme-Ella, Halid Šabanović, Yahia Fofana, Ilyes Chetti and Ali Kalla, while Pascal Gastien’s Clermont squad will be without Maxime Gonalons, Jérémie Bela, Wabo Oliver Kamdem and Souleymane Cissé.