Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Clermont
Match Time & Date:
26/09/2021
17:00
Prediction: 1-3
Monaco
Clermont and Monaco take on each other in a highly-anticipated Ligue 1 game at Stade Gabriel Montpied on Matchday 8. Clermont made a flying start to the season, but they do not seem to be at their sharpest ahead of the visit of Monaco. The newcomers are on a five-game winless run, and given their display in a massive 6-0 loss at Rennes, home win should not be considered. There are no absentees in the home team ahead of Sunday’s clash.
Les Rouges et Blancs, on the other hand, came from behind to beat ten-man Saint Etienne 3-1 in their last league match, and seeing that they aim to keep their title hopes alive, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on the visitors. Defender Guillermo Maripan should be the only absentee in the away side, while Wissam Ben Yedder should be recalled to the starting XI after scoring a brace in the midweek triumph.
Highlighted Player (Wissam Ben Yedder):
Wissam Ben Yedder was born in Sarcelles, France on 12 August, 1990, but he has yet to make his France debut at senior level. The 170-cm-tall striker, though, played three games for France U21 team and he made two appearances for France Futsal team as well.
Ben Yedder began his club career at UJA Alfortville and he moved to Toulouse in 2010. After scoring 63 goals in 156 league appearances for les Pitchouns, the pacey attacker joined La Liga side Sevilla on 30 July, 2016. Wissam Ben Yedder made his Sevilla debut on 14 August, 2016 in a 2-0 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. The former Toulouse forward scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight in Sevilla’s 6-4 win over Espanyol in the opening match of the 2016/2017 season.
Ben Yedder started his youth career at Garges-les-Gonesse and he played for the Saint-Denis at the start of his football career as well. You should bear in mind that Ben Yedder is Toulouse’s best scorer of the 21st century.
Highlighted Team (Monaco):
Though based in Monaco, Les Rouges et Blances – as they are commonly referred to – play their games in the French football league system. Members of the top tier Ligue 1, Monaco play their home matches at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille in front of 18,500 people. The Principality club boasts a turbulent history, which saw Monaco reach the highest heights of both domestic and international scene, but also get relegated to the amateur leagues at the very beginnings and to Ligue 2 in 2010-11 season.
The following year AS Monaco were acquired by the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, whose heavy investments turned the Principality club into one of the biggest spenders in Europe in 2013 and reestablishing its place among Europe’s top clubs.
AS Monaco have had notable European results in the modern football era having been runners-up in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992 and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. One of the most successful clubs in France AS Monaco have so far won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies.
