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 12th 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 14th 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 3rd 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 27th minute, Monaco was better, and Saint-Etienne has conceded a red card in the 33rd 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.