Clermont

vs

Annecy FC

Preview

Clermont (home)

• Clermont Foot are 12th in Ligue 2 with 10 points after nine matches, one more point than 15th placed Annecy FC who have also played nine games.
• Clermont have won one, tied one and lost three of their last five Ligue 2 matches, which is a trend worth noting for the Clermont vs Annecy FC prediction.
• They have failed to win either of their last two home matches, drawing one and losing the other.
• Clermont play a flexible system, usually in either three or four at the back, that is designed to get the ball wide and direct, before pushing on in transition.

Annecy (away)

• Annecy FC have won one, tied two and lost two of their last five Ligue 2 games, an important factor for this Clermont vs Annecy FC betting tips review.
• Annecy FC, on the other hand, press collectively and look to disrupt their opponents’ play by forcing turnovers that their midfielders can transition quickly into vertical attacks.
• Annecy FC have bagged 1.00 goals on average on their travels.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Thibault Rambaud has been in fine form for Annecy FC in recent weeks, scoring two of his side’s six goals across the last five games, while Clement Billemaz leads the scoring for the season with two goals from nine Ligue 2 appearances.
• Abdoul Kader Bamba has been Clermont’s most prolific attacker this term with two in nine, while two of his club’s last five have come via him.

Betting Insights

• Clermont and Annecy FC are so closely matched in terms of their quality and form heading into this Friday’s Ligue 2 clash that the slight favorite odds for hosts Clermont don’t make this game an absolute ‘sure bet’.
• Clermont are available at 2.5 to win, with the 15th-placed visitors coming in as slight underdogs at 2.8.
• The tie is priced at 3.2, which seems like a reasonable way to go into this fixture for small stakes, although our selection and main prediction for this close clash is Under 2.5 goals at 1.6.

Prediction