Ligue 1 – Season Continues – RC Strasburg v Clermont Foot on Match-day 7
Sunday at the Stade de La Meinau, as RCSA host Cleermont in the Ligue 1.
RCSA, currently sitting eighteenth, host eighth placed Cleermont on Sunday.
This season’s Ligue 1 campaign, has so far seen RC Strasburg achieve four points
RCSA have dropped four points in their last two games – 1-1 at Brest and 1-1 at Nantes.
Also, RCSA seem unable to get over the line on a consistent basis, with four draws in five meetings. With four points, they currently sit eighteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 0 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws having drawn four meetings and lost two fixtures.
RCSA have drawn two meetings and lost one game of their three League matches at home this season.
A win in this fixture would take RC Strasburg’s points to 7 in the League.
RCSA’s squad has depth, but even so, Julien Stephan is likely to be missing seven of they key players when they start Sunday’s game.
Clermont Foot arrive at this fixture, having secured nine points so far this season
Following two straight wins for Cleermont in their most recent games, they will be keen to continue that form going into this fixture.
Also, Cleermont keep finding ways to win, having secured three victories in their last five fixtures is astonishing this season. They currently stand eighth in the League, with nine points for a total of 3 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws having won three games and lost three fixtures.
Cleermont will travel to RCSA with a win record on the road that is quite unremarkable, with one victory and two losses.
Victory for Clermont Foot would take their points tally to 12 so far this season.
Cleermont may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.
RC Strasburg v Clermont Foot – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels RCSA and Cleermont have faced each other nine times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in RCSA’s favour (4 – 2). In addition, two of the past three meetings between RCSA and Cleermont have resulted in an RCSA win. The last time they played each other in this competition was May 2022, when The Racers walked away as 1-0 winners.
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