Ligue 1 – Clermont Foot – Paris Saint-Germain on Match-day 31
PSG on top as they journey to Cleermont, for Saturday’s 9:00pm GMT fixture.
With Champion’s League positions always a key motivation, first placed PSG remain in contention as they travel to seventeenth placed Cleermont.
Clermont Foot’s Ligue 1 season, has so far seen them gain 28 points, going into this game
Is this to be the game where Cleermont to put a halt to their recent record of poor results? They go into this fixture on the back of two recent defeats to Nantes and RC Lens.
Also, Cleermont need to get out of the losing habit, with 13 recorded in the last 20 meetings. With 28 points, they currently sit seventeenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 7 wins, 16 losses and 7 draws having won seven games, drawn seven fixtures, and lost 16 meetings.
Playing at home, Cleermont have won three games, drawn five matches, and lost seven games.
Winning this fixture will see Clermont Foot on 31 points.
Cleermont’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Pascal Gastien, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.
To retain first position in the Ligue 1 is Paris Saint-Germain’s target this week
PSG will be keen to retain their winning form, having beaten FC Lorient 5-1 in their last match.
Also, League leaders PSG keep finding ways to win, having secured 12 victories in their last 19 meetings is astonishing this season. They are worthy of their place within the Champion’s League zone. They currently sit in first place, top of the League, having accrued 68 points so far this season. This means a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws having won 21 games, drawn five matches, and lost four fixtures.
PSG’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Cleermont. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won seven games, drawn four meetings, and lost four fixtures.
The ultimate prize this season will be for Paris Saint-Germain to finish top of the Ligue 1 and secure automatic qualification for the Champion’s League. However, they must play each game as it comes and secure the points, if that is to be achieved.
Good atacking and defensive team
PSG have shown a consistency in defence, having so far only conceded 28 goals in their previous matches. PSG will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (64). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Kylian Mbappe (8), Neymar (4), and Danilo Pereira (4).
PSG are missing nine players through injury or illness. This will affect Mauricio Pochettino’s selection choices significantly.
Clermont Foot v Paris Saint-Germain – Head-to-Heads.
In addition, Paris Saint-Germain are now un-beaten in one game against Cleermont. The last time both teams met in this competition was September 2021 and the score line ended up with a 4-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain.
Performance Report
For Cleermont, Elbasan Rashani is one of the top performing players after having scoredthree goals in 30 League fixtures so far, while Kylian Mbappe has nettedeight goals in 30 League matches this Ligue 1 Season for PSG.
Other standout players for Cleermont are Elbasan Rashani and Cedric Hountondji with three goals each and for PSG are Neymar and Danilo Pereira with four goals and four goals respectively.
