Monaco vs Clermont Foot Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th October 2022

A quick peek at the odds suggests anything but a win for Monaco will come as a surprise when they take on Clermont Foot at Stade Louis II, Monaco on Sunday in the Ligue 1. Monaco had a good reading on Clermont Foot in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 4-0, respectively.

The hosts are currently fifth in the Ligue 1 standings with 20 points after ten rounds. Clermont Foot are trailing behind them on 16 points, which makes them eighth in the rankings ahead of their next game.

Going into the match as underdog, Clermont Foot will be highly motivated to keep their positive run going against Monaco. A positive result at this coming Sunday certainly does not look beyond their powers.

Monaco presents an average of just 1.9 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 19times, while also conceding 13. This amounts to an average of 1.3 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in three matches.

Clermont Foot scored 14 goals, conceded 15 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Monaco vs Clermont Foot Prediction

Monaco form

In their last three matches, Monaco beat Trabzonspor by 3-1 and Montpellier by 0-2, before losing against Trabzonspor by 4-0. Monaco won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Ligue 1, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded 13 goals.

Taking the title might be too much of a stretch, but after their top four finish last season, Monaco are certainly aiming for the podium this season.

Clermont Foot Form

Clermont Foot look back on their last three matches with six points to show from their efforts. Against Troyes, they were left empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating AC Ajaccio in a 1-3 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Auxerre in their most recent outing. Clermont Foot won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Ligue 1. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and eight scored.

Few people saw Clermont Foot at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

We expect Monaco to make home advantage count but equally, we do not expect a festival of goals against Clermont Foot. Hence, our punt on the home win in a match with no more than three goals.

Monaco won two matches, scored seven goals and conceded seven in their last five games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. This earned them eight points. Clermont Foot took zero points from their last three games against teams from the top half of the Ligue 1 table. They won zero, scored one goals and conceded eight.

Monaco vs Clermont Foot Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Monaco, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Ruben Aguilar and Willem Geubbels are missing from the squad, Monaco will field against Clermont Footthis coming Sunday.

At the time of writing, Clermont Foot just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Sunday.

Names like Mehdi Zeffane and Jeremie Bela most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Monaco.

Monaco vs Clermont Foot H2H

Monaco hope to extend their grip on Clermont Foot, whom they outclassed in their last two meetings, winning 3-1 and 4-0, respectively. The home side were in awesome shape, the last time they played Clermont Foot, as the latter got taught a lesson in a 4-0 win for a high-flying Monaco team. The bookies have Monaco to win this match at best price odds of 1.33.

Monaco vs Clermont Foot Results

Both teams scored one time in the last two matches between Monaco and Clermont Foot.

Monaco vs Clermont Foot Betting Tips

Grejohn Kyei shows decent form right now for Clermont Foot, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Monaco, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Wissam Ben Yedder also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Of their 10 most recent games at Stade Louis II, Monaco across all tournaments, Monaco won four times, drew three and lost three. Clermont Foot won four of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing four. Of the last 10 times Monaco stepped out in front of their home crowd, "both teams to score" happened seven times. Both teams also scored in five of the last 10 away games for Clermont Foot.

In the last two encounters between Monaco and Clermont Foot over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Monaco averaged 3.5 goals a game. Clermont Foot scored an average of 0.5 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Monaco scored an average of 1.8 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 1.7 times in those matches.