In this 21st week match, on Wed Feb 1st, Clermont will travel to Villeneuve d’Ascq to battle Lille in a Ligue 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Lille sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Pau. Xavier Kouassi struck first for Lille on an own goal in the 37th minute, then Angel Gomes added another in the 79th minute In the end, Pau was frustrated by Lille’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lille ended the match with the shutout victory. Lille should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Clermont, recorded a 2-1 win against Angers SCO. Elbasan Rashani scored the first goal for Clermont in the 40th minute, then Neto added another in the 47th minute. Clermont is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Lille was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Angel Gomes struck first for Lille in the 68th minute on a penalty kick, then Mohamed Bayo added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Clermont couldn’t muster any offence and Lille ran away with the shutout win.
Clermont is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Muhammed Cham Saracevic and Johan Gastien each only have 1 goal in their last five. Jonathan David has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Lille
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca’s Lille squad will be without Ismaily, André Gomes and Jonathan Bamba, while Pascal Gastien’s squad will be without Jérémie Bela.