Clermont vs Marseille prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-03-01 20:00.
Clermont manager Pascal Gastien will hope that a creditable 0-0 draw away at Nice in their last Ligue 1 outing was the start of a great escape, though the Lancers may come to regret failing to convert a whopping 2.14 expected goal (xG) count into a victory. Consequently, their winless Ligue 1 run was extended to five matches (D3, L2), keeping them rooted to the foot of the table and five points from safety going into this round.
A return of just one win from their last 12 matches in Ligue 1 (D5, L6) suggests survival is unlikely, and with Marseille the next visitors to Stade Gabriel-Montpied, the bad news appears set to continue as Clermont have lost five of the six prior H2Hs between the sides (W1). Improving on that will necessitate an improvement up front as the Lancers have failed to score in a joint-league high 11 Ligue 1 games this term, while they’ve netted just twice before half-time on their own soil.
The ‘new manager bounce’ is in full effect for Marseille, who have won their first two games under new boss Jean-Louis Gasset. Progression in the Europa League was followed by a thumping 4-1 victory over Montpellier last weekend, lifting the Olympians to within three points of the top six after the last matchday.
With both those successes coming on home soil, Marseille’s next task is to improve their dismal form on the road. No side in Ligue 1 have accumulated fewer than their seven points in away matches, with the visitors winning just one of their last 14 such outings dating back to May (D4, L9), though they’ve won all three of their previous trips to face Clermont.
Players to watch: Winger Jim Allevinah has seen his last six goals for Clermont arrive after half-time. Two of them came against Marseille, including one in this season’s reverse fixture (L 2-1). The Olympians recently welcomed Iliman Ndiaye back into the fold and he has rewarded them with two goals in four matches.
Hot stat: Marseille are the only side in Ligue 1 yet to keep an away clean sheet this season.