Clermont Foot vs OGC Nice Preview 21/08/2022

Clermont Foot vs OGC Good – 21/08/2022

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The French high flight motion continues on Sunday afternoon and options this upcoming conflict between Clermont and Good when the 2 groups meet on the Stade Gabriel Montpied with the hosts trying to construct upon final weekend’s emphatic victory in Ligue 1.

A crushing 5-0 defeat at residence to PSG was not the type of begin to this new Ligue 1 marketing campaign that Clermont would have had in thoughts and this heavy loss additionally turned Clermont’s third league defeat on the trot within the home high flight, having suffered again to again defeats on the finish of final season.

Losses to Strasbourg and Lyon had threatened to dump Clermont into the relegation play-off spot however fortunately for Sunday’s hosts, Saint Etienne have been unable to capitalise on Clermont’s slip-ups as Saint Etienne didn’t win any of their remaining six video games.

However, Clermont have been in a position to shrug off that humiliating defeat on the opening day as they bounced again with a helpful 4-2 win away from residence at Reims and so they now return to their Stade Gabriel Montpied for this Sunday’s conflict with Good.

Good have made an detached begin to this new Ligue 1 marketing campaign because the guests have drawn each of their opening two matches up to now this time period, sharing the spoils with Toulouse and Strasbourg and each in 1-1 stalemates.

Outcomes total in Ligue 1 although have been pretty inconsistent the place Good have been involved and these finally price the guests in each the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and the Europa League as effectively.

Good completed final time period then in fifth place which meant Europa Convention League participation this season however they’ve not less than put collectively a three-match unbeaten run within the French high flight previous to this Sunday’s journey to Clermont.

This sequence features a 3-2 win away from residence at Reims on the ultimate day of final season which helped Good stave off the problem from Strasbourg for the fifth place end however outcomes on the highway should enhance if Good are to be thought of critical challengers for a high three or 4 end this season.

Good have picked up simply two away wins of their final 9 outings on the highway however they do maintain an excellent document in opposition to Clermont, profitable two of the earlier three encounters.

It’s nonetheless early days although and with neither group in blistering kind proper now, a draw may very well be on the playing cards this Sunday.