In a weekend match on Sunday Mar 6th, in week 27, Lille will host Clermont at Stade Pierre-mauroy 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 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Lille sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Olympique Lyonnais. Gabriel Gudmundsson scored the first goal for Lille in the 35th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Olympique Lyonnais couldn’t muster any offence and Lille ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Lille should be reasonably happy with their performance, while clermont sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bordeaux. Josuha Guilavogui scored the first goal for Bordeaux in the 13th minute, then Elbasan Rashani tied it up for Clermont in the 32nd minute earning Clermont a comeback draw. Clermont is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 16th, Clermont hosted Lille in their last match together. Clermont was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Vital N’Simba scored the first goal for Clermont in the 32nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lille was frustrated by Clermont’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Clermont ended the match with the shutout victory.
Clermont’s top weapon lately has been Elbasan Rashani, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Sven Botman and Xeka are the top scorers for Lille in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Jocelyn Gourvennec’s Lille squad will be without Benjamin André, Zeki Çelik and Burak Yılmaz, while Clermont will be without Jodel Dossou and Josue Albert.