Clermont host Reims at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in Ligue 1 round of matches on Sunday evening. With a point separating both teams in the league table, Clermont are occupying the 9th position in the league standings with 46 points after 32 games played. Clermont won their last game 2-1 against Nice playing away from home. That continued their winning streak and extended it to four in a row. Meanwhile, Reims are currently placed on the 8th position, a point ahead of Clermont after same number of games. They were beaten 2-0 at home in their last outing by Strasbourg. I will be putting my money on Clermont to get a result from this encounter for the following reasons:

Firstly. Reims were on a good run between February and March, when Clermont were struggling. But they have since dropped off the pace, and have struggled to win results. They have now lost three of their last six games. The 2-0 loss at home to Strasbourg last weekend made it the second loss in a row for them, while conceding five goals in the process. Reims have also struggled to score goals while playing away from home. They have scored only 16 goals so far while playing away from home. This translates to their away form not being so encouraging. Scoring goals has been their major problem of late though as they have found the back of the net only once in their last three games.

Secondly. Clermont have been on a good form. Beating Nice last weekend made it four games in a row that they have now won in the Ligue 1. The consecutive wins have propelled them up the table rankings, and they are set to overtake Reims if they beat them on Sunday evening. Clermont's ability to fight till the end in the league matches is something that will serve them well in their match against Reims, and the upcoming matches as they push for the European spots in the league rankings.

This will sure be a closely fought encounter as they are so close together on the table rankings. But due to the fact that Clermont are on a better form at the moment, and they are playing at home, I will give them a win or a draw from the encounter.

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在周日晚上的法甲联赛中，克莱蒙主场迎战兰斯。两队在积分榜上只差1分，克莱蒙在32场比赛后以46分排名联赛第9位。克莱蒙上一场客场2-1战胜尼斯。这延续了他们的连胜，并将连胜扩大到四连胜。与此同时，兰斯目前排名第8，领先克莱蒙1分。他们上一次在主场被斯特拉斯堡以0比2击败。我将把我的钱押在克莱蒙身上，希望能从这场比赛中得到一个结果，原因如下:

首先。二月到三月间，当克莱蒙陷入困境时，兰斯的表现还不错。但自那以后，他们的步伐就放慢了，很难赢得比赛。他们在最近的六场比赛中输了三场。上周末在主场0比2输给斯特拉斯堡，这是他们连续第二场失利，同时在这个过程中丢了5个球。兰斯在客场比赛时也很难进球。到目前为止，他们在客场比赛中只进了16球。这意味着他们的客场表现不太令人鼓舞。进球一直是他们最近的主要问题，尽管他们在最近三场比赛中只进过一次球。

其次。克莱蒙最近状态不错。在上周末击败尼斯之后，他们已经在法甲联赛中取得了四连胜。连续的胜利使他们的排名上升，如果他们在周日晚上击败兰斯，他们将超过兰斯。克莱蒙在联赛中战斗到最后的能力将使他们在对阵兰斯的比赛中表现出色，并在接下来的比赛中为他们在联赛中的欧洲席位而战。

这肯定会是一场激烈的比赛，因为他们在排名榜上的排名非常接近。但由于克莱蒙目前的状态更好，而且他们是在主场比赛，我认为他们会至少不败。