Brest vs Clermont Foot Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st May 2023

Only three rounds remain of Ligue 1 season, and both Brest and Clermont Foot look to bolster their account at Stade Francis le Ble on Sunday.

Brest need a good result here against Clermont Foot, if they wish to climb the Ligue 1 table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Stade Francis le Ble.

Brest scored 13 goals, conceded eight and fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Clermont Foot are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 11 goals, and while Clermont Foot claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.1 goals per match.

Brest celebrated a 1-3 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Stade Francis le Ble on Sunday?

Brest vs Clermont Foot Prediction

Brest Form

Brest added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Nantes by 2-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat against Lorient, followed up by a 1-0 win against Auxerre. In their last six Ligue 1 home matches, Brest have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored nine and conceded five goals.

They went into the season as candidates for the drop, and unfortunately for Brest, they have lived up to expectations. As the season draws to a close, they are still in with a chance of escaping relegation, though.

Clermont Foot Form

Clermont Foot look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Reims by 1-0, before drawing 1-1 with Auxerre. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Lyon by a 2-1 scoreline. Clermont Foot won half their previous six away matches in the Ligue 1, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding six.

Does Brest have enough in the tank to down Clermont Foot this coming Sunday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Clermont Foot recorded 21 points following six wins from their last 11 games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 17 goals, but also conceded 13. Brest so far pulled off a record of nine wins, 11 draws and 15 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Clermont Foot put 15 wins, eight draws and 12 defeats on the board in the Ligue 1.

Brest vs Clermont Foot Squads

Brest Squad

Roy will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Clermont Foot from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Gregoire Coudert (0/0), Joaquin Blazquez (0/1), Marco Bizot (0/34), Achraf Dari (1/18), Bradley Locko (0/21), Brendan Chardonnet (0/27), Christophe Herelle (0/16), Jean-Kevin Duverne (0/31), Josue Escartin (0/0), Kenny Lala (0/14), Lilian Brassier (0/33), Noah Fadiga (1/21), Felix Lemarechal (0/10), Franck Honorat (5/31), Haris Belkebla (1/35), Hugo Magnetti (0/30), Karamoko Dembele (0/14), Mahdi Camara (1/28), Mathias Pereira-Lage (2/22), Pierre Lees-Melou (5/29), Romain Del Castillo (6/24), Alberth Elis (0/9), Jeremy Le Douaron (10/29), Loic Remy (0/0), Steve Mounie (5/20), Tairyk Arconte (0/4).

Clermont Foot Squad

Below is the full team squad of Clermont Foot. The manager Gastien will pick his starting XI against Brest from these players:

Lucas Margueron (0/0), Mory Diaw (0/35), Ouparine Djoco (0/0), Alidu Seidu (0/25), Baila Diallo (0/6), Baptiste Martin (0/0), Cheick Oumar Konate (0/9), Florent Ogier (0/25), Mateusz Wieteska (0/32), Maximiliano Caufriez (0/23), Mehdi Zeffane (0/15), Neto Borges (2/30), Oliver Kamdem (0/0), Souleymane Cisse (0/2), Elbasan Rashani (3/29), Fred Gnalega (0/0), Giovani Versini (0/0), Jacques Salze (0/0), Jeremie Bela (1/18), Jim Allevinah (1/33), Johan Gastien (3/28), Maxime Gonalons (1/22), Muhammed-Cham Saracevic (7/35), Nael Jaby (0/0), Saif-Eddine Khaoui (6/31), Stan Berkani (0/0), Yanis Massolin (0/6), Yohann Magnin (0/35), Aiman Maurer (0/9), Grejohn Kyei (9/34), Komnen Andric (4/31).

Brest vs Clermont Foot Team News

Brest vs Clermont Foot Lineups

Brest vs Clermont Foot H2H

Brest hope to extend their grip on Clermont Foot, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 2-0 and 3-1, respectively. Brest picked up four wins in their previous ten matches against Clermont Foot, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5/2.

Brest vs Clermont Foot Results

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Brest and Clermont Foot.

Brest vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips

Brest against Clermont Foot is also a battle between Jeremy Le Douaron and Grejohn Kyei with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Ligue 1 goals in their last six games respectively.

Stade Francis le Ble saw five wins for Brest in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew two and lost three, while Clermont Foot won five of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing three and losing two. Clermont Foot racked up three win from their last 10 possible away games without conceding a goal.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past three encounters between Brest and Clermont Foot, with Brest scoring two goals on average per game. Clermont Foot averaged 0.66 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Brest, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Clermont Foot, who scored 1.4 times on average in those matches.