Annecy vs Clermont Prediction & Betting Tips (6 December)

While it had to fight for many months to maintain its position last season, FC Annecy has clearly raised the bar this year. Far ahead of the fight to stay out of the relegation zone, Laurent Guyot's players can start to harbor some ambitions since they are still in 5th position in the ranking, the last qualifying place for the play-offs at the end of the season . However, the Reds have not been particularly consistent in recent weeks. Victorious in front of Pau 2-0 then largely dominated in Rodez 5-1 , they then won a very good draw on the ground of the leader, Paris FC, 2 weeks ago. Next weekend, the Haut-Savoyards will travel to the Jura Sud field for a Coupe de France poster. Clermont, for its part, will have to wear the warm-up blue in the months to come to avoid a few cold sweats.

Because after having already been relegated from Ligue 1 last spring, CF63 very quickly found itself in difficulty this year to the point of flirting with the red zone again. Faced with this alarming observation, the leaders chose to change staff and appoint Laurent Batlles at the head of this training. Since then, the Auvergnats won against Lorient 2-1 but then fell back to Ajaccio 2-0 and were held to a draw by Metz 1-1 on the last day. Next week, they challenge Angoulême in the 8th round of the Coupe de France.

On the Annecy side, the young defender Valme and the starting right back Lajugie have still not returned after being victims of physical problems. Suspended in the Cup last week after being excluded against Paris FC, senior defender Soukouna must serve a second match this weekend. Playmaker Demoncy (2 goals, 2 assists) is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. On the other hand, we can point out the presence of the interesting Larose (3 goals) and the young striker Dago (3 goals). On the Clermont side, the offensive recruit Inchaud (broken ankle), the Malian striker Diaby and the promising young Fakili (18 years old) will probably not make the trip to the Alps, all injured at the end of the calendar year.

This is also the case of the young Ivorian defender M'Bahia, the important midfielder Ackra, the experienced Henri Saivet (2 goals, 1 assist) and the Senegalese Diedhiou (1 goal, 2 assists) who all missed the reception in Metz on the last day. Finally, midfielder Keita is suspended after receiving too many yellow cards in recent days. Sick against the Grenats, winger Bassouamina should make his return. He could start just like the former Guingamp player Baaloudj (2 goals) who scored the only goal for his team on the last day.