On the 1st of December, in this week 16 match, Clermont will play host to Lens in a clash of the Ligue 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Clermont is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Nice. Florent Ogier struck first for Clermont in the 17th minute on a feed from Jason Berthomier, then Amine Gouiri got the equalizer for Nice in the 76th minute on a feed from Morgan Schneiderlin Finally they completed the comback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Amine Gouiri to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Lens recorded a 2-2 draw against Angers SCO. Sofiane Boufal struck first for Angers SCO in the 40th minute, but Gaël Kakuta got the equalizer for Lens in the 48th minute . Lens is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Lens’s most prolific scorer has been Wesley Saïd. The French attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Clermont’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamed Bayo. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.