Clermont
- Clermont Foot are 14th in Ligue 2 with 34 points from 33 games.
- Clermont are unbeaten in two at home (D2).
- Clermont are coming off a decent run of three draws and a win from their last five games, and their two home fixtures during that time produced two draws.
- Clermont can be very patient in their build-up play and are tactically versatile with the ability to set up in either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 formation, depending on the opposition.
Guingamp
- Guingamp are 11th with 40 points.
- Their form is four defeats and one draw from the last five in Ligue 2, and they’re on a three-game losing streak.
- Guingamp have failed to earn any points in their last three away from home.
- Guingamp have been poor on the road recently, losing back-to-back away trips to Pau and Red Star.
Head-to-Head
Clermont and Guingamp have split the last two Ligue 2 meetings, with Clermont winning 1-0 away from home in the last fixture six months ago.
Key Players
- Louis Mafouta is Guingamp’s star player and has scored 15 Ligue 2 goals in just 33 appearances, four of which have come in his last five matches.
- Famara Diedhiou, who has 10 Ligue 2 goals in 23 appearances this term, won’t make things easy for him.
Betting Insights
- Clermont are slight favorites for Saturday’s clash with Guingamp at 2.86.
- The odds on over 2.5 goals at 1.74 are highlighted as a key market.
- Both teams to score - yes is available at 1.57.
Prediction
- The two sides are close in terms of quality, but Clermont will come out on top in this contest.
- Both sides are desperate for points with survival at stake for one and the play-off push for the other.
