Maintain your chances of survival alive. No more no less.
If he inflicts on Clermont Foot a sixth defeat in a row, FC Metz, the red lantern of Ligue 1, would come back to two points from the play-off place occupied by his opponent of the day. If he loses, this same 18th place would move away to … seven points with five more games to play behind.
This meeting of the 32nd day is so important that it is impossible to get through as the Garnets did at the start of the meeting, then in the second half, Sunday in Bordeaux.
The pre-game
The group
Fali Candé absent (ankle), William Mickelbrencis returns to the group. Habib Maïga (who will have it for more than four weeks) and Fabien Centonze are in the recovery phase. Udol is in Clairefontaine for his fourth month of rehabilitation. Finally, Sikou Niakaté, Adama Mbengué and Lenny Joseph were not selected.
Clermont Foot is deprived of three usually titular defenders: the axial Alidu Seidu (suspended) and Cédric Houtondji (injured) as well as the left side Vital N’Simba (injured). Jason Berthomier, the midfielder, is also absent through injury.
Live radio
Pre-match from 2:30 p.m., kick-off at 3 p.m. with Thomas Lavaud and Gaby Dalvit (at the Saint-Symhorien stadium) and Arthur Blanc (in the studio). React live after the match, from 5 p.m., on 03 87 52 13 13.