Clermont Foot vs Montpellier Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Clermont Foot vs Montpellier Intro

The end of the season is fast approaching as Clermont Foot welcome Montpellier to the Stade Gabriel Montpied. Both of these teams will be after the win, but it’s the home side who are most in need of all three points, sitting in the bottom places of the Ligue 1 table. We’ll see what happens when the two meet on Sunday April 14, 2024, kick off is set for 1:00 PM. Pascal Gastien will tread carefuly into matchweek 29, as the home side have only picked up 21 points and got to the 18th place in the table. The visiting team’s coach Michel Der Zakarian has fared a lot better, his crew sitting in the 13th place with 32 points. As we head deeper into the Ligue 1 season, there’s a gap between Clermont Foot and Montpellier in the table. There’s a difference of 11 points and 5 places between the sides.

Clermont Foot vs Montpellier Form

Drawing against Paris Saint-Germain made it Clermont Foot 4 points from the last five games – but much more is needed. In the meantime, Montpellier beat Lorient to make it two in a row and 10 points from the last five games. Clermont Foot desperately needs to be picking up more points at home – they have only managed to win 5 from the five most recent games. Montpellier might have hoped for a better return from their most recent five games played away from home – they have only claimed six points.

Clermont Foot vs Montpellier H2H

There have been 21 games played between these two. Clermont Foot have been more successful, winning 9, whereas Montpellier have won 7, with 5 draws in that time. In the last six meetings Clermont Foot has won one more than Montpellier and will hope to extend that advantage here.

Clermont Foot vs Montpellier Analysis

Clermont Foot’s last match claim a draw. Paris Saint-Germain was their last opponnent. When the referee blew fulltime, the score was 1-1. With that game now a memory, Pascal Gastien’s men will narrow their focus to this week’s challenge : Montpellier in Ligue 1. In their match against Paris Saint-Germain, Clermont Foot had the following ball possession : 27%. Many punters rely on shots on goal data for a given team. In their last game, Clermont Foot had 5 shots in attack and 21 shots conceded. In their last game Montpellier came away with a victory. Lorient was their last opponnent. When the referee called fulltime, the score was 2-0. In their match against Lorient, Montpellier had the following ball possession : 45%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Montpellier, a total of 14 shots were taken in attack with 20 shots conceded in the last game.

Clermont Foot vs Montpellier Odds

As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Montpellier.