Strasbourg vs Clermont Predictions

• Only three teams have conceded more away league goals than Clermont this season
• Strasbourg are unbeaten in their last eight home matches
• Strasbourg won the reverse fixture 2-0 in January

Strasbourg chasing European football

Strasbourg have a live chance of securing a Europa League spot with two games to go in the Ligue 1 season. Strasbourg are two points behind fifth-placed Rennes who are currently occupying the last of the European places on offer in the French top division. Strasbourg look to have been afforded a great opportunity to put pressure on Rennes, as they host a Clermont side who have struggled on the road all season. Strasbourg go into the game unbeaten in their last eight home matches and can take further encouragement from the reverse league fixture with Clermont in which they ran out 2-0 winners. 

Visitors are all but safe

Clermont are five points clear of the drop zone and with just two games remaining in the season, are surely all but safe. It’s just as well they have a cushion as their last two fixtures come against Strasbourg and Lyon, two sides operating at the other end of the Ligue 1 table. Clermont have struggled on the road this season, taking just 18 points from their 18 away games – only three teams in the division have conceded more away goals than Clermont this season.

Two goals were the winning margin when these sides met earlier in the campaign, and I expect the hosts to win by at least the same margin on Saturday. The main selection for this one is Strasbourg on the -1 handicap. The hosts should have no issues breaking down a Clermont defence which has struggled on the road. The correct score prediction for Saturday’s game will be a 3-0 home win.

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