Châteauroux and Clermont face at Stade Gaston Petit, in a match for the 38 th round of the Liga 2. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 27-07-2018, the two teams tied (0-0) . The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 09-19-2017, in a Match for the League 2 that ended with the victory of Clermont by (0-2). M. Pereira Lage (58 ‘) and L. Ajorque (63’) scored the goals of the match for Clermont. The condition home / away deserves particular attention, because despite this being a match between 11 th and 9 th of the league table, it is actually a match between the 16 th best team in home matches and the 8 th best in away matches.
Châteauroux:
The home team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 11 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Auxerre, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Gazélec Ajaccio, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets more positive results in away matches than at home, since they have won 23 points in away matches and 22 at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 20 conceded at home, against 18 goals scored and 20 conceded at home. For the championship, Châteauroux won 11 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 18 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 37 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 16 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The Châteauroux reaches the final round quiet, just wanting to improve their numbers. For that reason, he wants a good result, regardless of where he plays, because he knows that it is adding points that will improve his campaign. In this way, it aims to annul the opponent from the initial minutes, having possession of the ball and controlling the duel. Doing so will increase the probability of achieving a positive result and nothing better than saying goodbye with victory. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Clermont:
The away team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 50 points won, after 11 wins, 14 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Lens, by (1-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Troyes, by (2-4). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 20 goals scored and 16 conceded in away matches, against 22 goals scored and 19 conceded at home. For the league, Clermont won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (9 out of 19 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 18 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 37 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 18 away matches for this competition: they have suffered 9 of their 16 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Clermont campaign has oscillations and hopes to at least be able to improve their numbers. Even against a strong adversary he wants a positive result and is behind that which goes, but knows that he may encounter difficulties. This being so, you must show the quality of the beginning at the end of the game, because it is precisely in this way that you can approach the desired result. If you have a qualified performance and without errors you can add all three points, but even a draw would be positive. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,63
