On Sunday afternoon, Clermont and Monaco go head-to-head at the Stade Gabriel Montpied as the two teams kick off their Ligue One campaigns.
The home side enjoyed a solid campaign in Ligue One last season, finishing a respectable eighth place in the French top-flight table.
🔙 𝑼𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 !Il y a deux ans jour pour jour, @momobayo27 inscrivait le premier but de l'histoire du CF63 en @Ligue1UberEats 🌋Et vous, vous étiez où ce jour-là ? 🤔#OnThisDay #CF63Moments pic.twitter.com/dC2Bi2Z1oH— Clermont Foot 63 (@ClermontFoot) August 8, 2023
🔙 𝑼𝒏 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 !Il y a deux ans jour pour jour, @momobayo27 inscrivait le premier but de l'histoire du CF63 en @Ligue1UberEats 🌋Et vous, vous étiez où ce jour-là ? 🤔#OnThisDay #CF63Moments pic.twitter.com/dC2Bi2Z1oH
They have also looked strong in pre-season of late, winning their last three games.
Their pre-season games haven’t been goal fests, as five of their last six games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Clermont ended last season with a strong run of form in Ligue One, as they won three of their last four matches in the French top flight while also scoring at least two goals in each of the victories.
Pascal Gastien’s team finished the Ligue One campaign with a strong run of home form, as they recorded five straight home victories in the French top flight while scoring at least two goals in four of the wins.
The visitors finished sixth place in the Ligue One table last season, missing out on European football by just two points.
A poor end-of-season run cost the team from the principality, as they failed to win any of their final four league games while suffering three straight league defeats.
The losing streak was based on poor defensive displays, as they conceded at least two goals in all three matches in the French top flight.
Monaco finished last season with a poor run of away form in Ligue One, as the visitors have won just one of their previous five matches on their travels, suffering defeats in three of their last four away games in the French top flight.
Les buts de Takumi Minamino et Wissam Ben Yedder en vidéo 🎥#FCBASM pic.twitter.com/IKQbsOyOkD— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) August 7, 2023
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Forebet predicts that Monaco will end their recent poor away run in Ligue One by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.