Clermont Foot vs ESTAC – In recent weeks, Clermont Foot has tightened up their defence. They have only allowed one goal in their last three league games, so they will be feeling well heading into this Sunday’s game against Troyes.
For his defensive line, which has recently been extremely difficult to penetrate, Pascal Gastien appears to have discovered the proper recipe. Clermont played admirably in their road match against Strasbourg last weekend, keeping their adversaries to a scoreless draw despite being heavy underdogs before the game.
The team led by Gastien was by no means the weaker one on the field that day. In doing so, they followed up their 2-0 win over Toulouse in the previous home game.
Clermont Foot will have a good chance to beat Troyes at home for the third time in a row. In the first seven rounds of the campaign, the visitors’ play has been inconsistent.
Troyes played poorly in a 1-0 loss at Lens on Friday, despite scoring seven goals in back-to-back victories over Angers and Monaco in late August. The Bruno Irles-led club had a feeble attacking performance at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, managing just two efforts on goal.
Troyes has dropped three of its last four away games, giving up as much as ten goals in the process. Muhammed Saracevic, who has three goals in seven games for Reims this season, will find this music to his ears.
Clermont Foot vs ESTAC – Betting Analysis
Clermont will enter this game having defeated Troyes four times in a row. In their two encounters with Clermont Foot in the previous season, Troyes was unable to score.
Three or more goals were only scored in two of the previous six head-to-head games between these rivals. Less than three goals have been scored in four of Clermont’s last five Ligue 1 games. Our primary wager here is the Under 2.5 goals FT with odds of 1.80.
The value is excellent with the hosts to preserve a clean sheet at the 3.00 odds considering Troyes failed to score in both meetings with Clermont Foot during the previous campaign, who have gone two league games without allowing a goal.
Clermont Foot vs ESTAC – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win
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