Clermont and Lorient are going to clash on Sunday the 13th of March at 3:00 pm in the 28th week of the Ligue 1. The match will be staged in Clermont-Ferrand at the Stade Gabriel Montpied. The referee will be Bastien Dechepy.
Clermont sits in the 15th position in the table with 28 points. It comes from a 4-0 loss against Lille in its last match in the Ligue 1. Thus far, it has won 7 times, draw 7 times, and lost 13 times.
Lorient is in the 18th position in the standings with 24 points. It comes from a 1-4 loss against Olympique Lyonnais in its last match in the Ligue 1. Up to now, it has won 5 times, draw 9 times, and lost 13 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Clermont
Clermont has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (20 times or 74.07%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (20 times), 4-3-3 (6 times) and 4-1-4-1 (once).
Pascal Gastien is expected to play against Lorient with the following players: O. Djoco, V. N’Simba, A. Seidu, C. Hountondji, A. Zedadka, Y. Magnin, J. Berthomier, J. Gastien, E. Rashani, L. Da Cunha and G. Kyei.
Assuming that the line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of Clermont would be 27.09.
F. Ogier and M. Bayo will definitely miss the match.
Pascal Gastien will not be able to have the presence of S. Samed who is suspended.
Lorient
Lorient has mostly adopted the 5-3-2 line-up most used during the season (12 times or 44.44%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 5-3-2 (12 times), 4-1-4-1 (5 times), 3-5-2 (5 times), 4-4-2 (2 times), 4-3-3 (once), 5-4-1 (once) and 3-4-1-2 (once).
Christophe Pélissier is expected to play against Clermont with the following players: M. Dreyer, V. Le Goff, M. Jenz, L. Pétrot, H. Mendes, L. Abergel, B. Innocent, T. Monconduit, A. Lauriente, D. Faissal Ouattara and T. Moffi.
Granting that this will be the line-up, the projected average age of Lorient would be 27.10.
S. Diarra and F. Lemoine will definitely miss the match.
