Today, I'd like to share some thoughts about the 28th round of France's Ligue 1. At 19:00 on the football field of "Parc des Princes", PSG will host Clermont.
PSG needs no introduction. They are practically annual champions of France. Last season, the disparity wasn't as large, though, as Lens trailed them by just one point. The club now sits first in the league table, 12 points ahead of Brest. They haven't lost in 25 consecutive matches across all competitions, clinching victories in 19 of those. They triumphed over Marseille in the previous round of Ligue 1, scoring two unanswered goals. In the Coupe de France, they overcame Rennes, scoring the sole goal of the match.
Most will agree that Clermont is still far from the form that had them finish eighth last season, just eight points shy of European qualification. As matters stand, they are on a much worse footing. Currently, they find themselves occupying the last 18th spot in the league table, having accrued 20 points in 27 matches. In their latest Ligue 1 fixture, they suffered defeat at the hands of Toulouse, conceding three unanswered goals.
In their latest faceoff on 30 September last year, both teams failed to score, settling for a draw.
So, let's place our bets. The match outcome is quite predictable. PSG should comfortably get past Clermont at home. Hence, I'd confidently place a handicap bet on the hosts (-1.5).
I'm confident that the teams will deliver a high-scoring performance. Therefore, I'd back a total goals over 2.5 bet.
# | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | G | PTS | |
1 | PSG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13:2 | 9 | |
2 | Marseille | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10:4 | 7 | |
3 | Nantes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5:1 | 7 | |
4 | Lens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:1 | 7 | |
5 | Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:1 | 7 | |
6 | Lille | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5:3 | 6 | |
7 | Le Havre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6:5 | 6 | |
8 | Nice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6:4 | 4 | |
9 | Strasbourg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | 4 | |
10 | Reims | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4:5 | 4 | |
11 | Rennes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:5 | 3 | |
12 | Brest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5:7 | 3 | |
13 | Auxerre | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3:6 | 3 | |
14 | Lyon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 4:8 | 3 | |
15 | Toulouse | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2:4 | 2 | |
16 | Montpellier | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 2:10 | 1 | |
17 | Angers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1:7 | 0 | |
18 | St Etienne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0:7 | 0 | |
1 | Monaco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 4 | |
2 | PSG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:0 | 3 | |
3 | Nantes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
4 | Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
5 | Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3:3 | 3 | |
6 | Le Havre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4:5 | 3 | |
7 | Strasbourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 | |
8 | Reims | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:3 | 3 | |
9 | Rennes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 | |
10 | Brest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:5 | 3 | |
11 | Auxerre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 | |
12 | Lyon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4:5 | 3 | |
13 | Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
14 | Nice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
15 | Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1:3 | 1 | |
16 | Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:4 | 1 | |
17 | Angers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:5 | 0 | |
18 | St Etienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:2 | 0 | |
1 | PSG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | 6 | |
2 | Marseille | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | 6 | |
3 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 4 | |
4 | Lens | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 4 | |
5 | Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
6 | Lille | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
7 | Le Havre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 | |
8 | Nice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5:3 | 3 | |
9 | Strasbourg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:5 | 1 | |
10 | Reims | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 | |
11 | Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 | |
12 | Rennes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:5 | 0 | |
13 | Brest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:2 | 0 | |
14 | Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:5 | 0 | |
15 | Lyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:3 | 0 | |
16 | Montpellier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:6 | 0 | |
17 | Angers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:2 | 0 | |
18 | St Etienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:5 | 0 |
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