Clermont Foot 63 vs. AS Monaco 9/26/21 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Clermont Foot 63 is hosting AS Monaco to Stade Gabriel Montpied in round 8 of the French Ligue 1. Clermont is now in free-fall after a nice start to the season, and that was expected. Monaco has finally gained some consistency lately, and they have won their last Ligue 1 game.

Clermont now hasn’t won any of their last 5 games, but they have lost only 2 of those 5 games. During this streak, Clermont has conceded 16 goals, while they scored only 6 goals. With 9 points, Clermont is now in 12^th place, and even that is a success for them in my opinion. Clermont was playing against Rennais in their last game, and they have had 44% of ball possession, 1 shot on goal, 1 big chance created, 7 corner kicks, and 82% of the correct passes. The defense was terrible for Clermont in this game, and they ended up losing this game 6-0. Offensively, Clermont was decent so far this season, and Rashani is their leading goalscorer with 4 goals, while Bayo added 3 goals and 2 assists. Magnin, Phojo, Jaby, and Boyer are all injured for Clermont. This was expected from Clermont, and even though they have had a great start, they will be fighting to stay out of the relegation zone.

Monaco hasn’t lost any of their last 3 games, while they lost only 1 of their last 6 games. Monaco is slowly climbing the standings, and they are now in 14^th place with 8 points, 8 scored goals, and 10 conceded goals. Monaco has started last season terribly as well, but then they woke up and reached 3^rd spot, maybe this season will be the same. In their latest game against Saint-Etienne at home, Monaco was the dominant team with 66% of ball possession, 6 shots on goal, 6 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 84% of the correct passes. After getting ahead in the 27^th minute, Monaco was better, and Saint-Etienne has conceded a red card in the 33^rd minute, but they were still able to tie the score just before halftime. Monaco is stepping up in the second half, and they ended up winning this game 3-1. Monaco must improve on both ends, but Ben Yedder is now their leading goalscorer with 3 goals. There are no injuries in Monaco at the moment. Monaco can’t afford to drop points in Ligue 1 anymore, but they are also playing in the Europa League next week, and they might rest a few players here.

Clermont is in bad form right now, while Monaco is on the rise. I think Monaco will get a win here, but I also see goals because both teams are bad on the defensive end.