Week 29 brings us a match on Mar 19th, where Lens and Clermont will play a match in Lens in a meeting of these two Ligue 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Lens is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Metz. Neither Metz nor Lens could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Lens is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Clermont recorded a 0-2 loss against Lorient. Ibrahima Kone struck first for Lorient in the 72nd minute, then Petrot added another in the 76th minute In the end, Clermont was frustrated by Lorient’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lorient ended the match with the shutout victory. Clermont is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Clermont and Lens last played eachother at the Stade Gabriel Montpied on Dec 1st. Clermont and Lens battled to a 2-2 draw. Johan Gastien scored the first goal for Lens on an own goal in the 12th minute, then Magnin tied it up for Clermont in the 41st minute on a feed from Zedadka .
Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hountondji and Jim Allevinah each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Jonathan Clauss has been the most effective weapon for Lens lately. The French defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Corentin Jean is unavailable to play for Lens, while Clermont will be without Mohamed Bayo, Florent Ogier and Albert.