Clermont vs Montpellier prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-04-13 13:00.
[p]Clermont pulled off a shock 1-1 draw away at runaway leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the last round, however it does feel like too little too late for the home side who are rock-bottom and seven points from safety with six games to go. If they are to pull off a remarkable escape, then thereâs no more room for error from here – yet just two league wins since the turn of the year wonât inspire much hope. [/p]
[p]Indeed in Ligue 1 history, no side has ever survived with a gap of seven or more points to claw back with just six games to go. Yet, opponents Montpellier might encourage their fight for a little longer given that Clermont are undefeated in the last two league home H2Hs (W1, D1) – theyâve also picked up 16 of their 21 points against sides ranked tenth or below coming in the round. [/p]
[p]Three wins for Montpellier from their last four outings (L1) has probably just about done enough for them in their bid to avoid the drop this season. La Paillade sit six points clear of the bottom-three pre-round, and with their last two matches ending in wins âto nilâ, they have the chance here to secure three successive clean sheet victories for the first time since November 2018. [/p]
[p]With the defence looking very sturdy, confidence in the away camp should be high given Montpellierâs attack has been notably pulling its weight in recent road trips. They have scored in five successive competitive away matches (W3, L2), with eight of their ten strikes in that time arriving in the opening or closing 20 minutes of the match. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Muhammed Cham, who set up Clermontâs goal in the last H2H (1-1), netted a brace in his sideâs last home game. TĂ©ji Savanier also scored in that game, and heâs found the back of the net in three of Montpellierâs last four matches. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams have scored in all but one of the last nine H2Hs between these two. [/p]