Clermont travel to the Stade de I’Abbe Deschamps to take on Auxerre for a French Ligue 1 match on Sunday evening. Auxerre are currently still in the fight to avoid the drop from the French top flight with them on the 15th position with 33 points, just a point away from 17th placed Nantes, with far worse goal difference. Auxerre were beaten 2-1 by Marseille in their last outing. Meanwhile, Clermont are currently occupying the 8th position in the league standings on 49 points after 33 games played so far in the season. They won their game against Reims by 1-0 scoreline in their last outing. I am expecting a win or a draw for Clermont from this encounter for the following reasons:

Firstly. Clermont have been playing so well lately. They are currently on a five game winning streak, after the problems they had in their form during February and March period. The problem was majorly due to the lapses in their defensive work. They have since sort out their defensive issues, and have now gone on to record some impressive wins while conceding only three goals in their last five games.

Secondly. Auxerre are not doing bad themselves. They had won three and drawn one of their last four games before their latest loss against Marseille. Obviously, Clermont are in a better form than them, but they have still got to fight for their survival in the top flight. This will make them coming out to play for a result. Even a point will go a long way in their quest to secure their survival. Clermont are 10 points behind fifth placed Lille, so European spot is almost beyond them. With nothing to fight for again, they may take their foot off the pedal against Auxerre.

With good home record, Clermont are unbeaten in their last five home games. They should be beating Auxerre at their home ground in this encounter. But with nothing to fight for, and Auxerre still fighting to avoid the drop, a win or a draw for Clermont are the likely outcomes from the encounter.

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克莱蒙将在周日晚上前往德尚阿贝球场与欧塞尔进行法甲联赛。欧塞尔目前仍在努力避免从法甲联赛中跌落，他们以33分排名第15位，与排名第17的南特仅相差1分，净胜球差得多。欧塞尔在上一场比赛中被马赛2-1击败。与此同时，克莱蒙在本赛季进行了33场比赛后以49分排名联赛第8位。他们在上一场比赛中以1比0的比分赢了兰斯队。我希望克莱蒙能在这场比赛中取胜或平局，原因如下:

首先。克莱蒙最近打得很好。在经历了2月和3月的状态问题后，他们目前正处于5连胜的状态。这个问题主要是由于他们防守工作的失误。从那以后，他们已经解决了防守问题，并且在最近五场比赛中只丢了三球的情况下取得了一些令人印象深刻的胜利。

其次。欧塞尔自己也做得不错。在最近输给马赛之前，他们在最近的四场比赛中取得了三胜一平的成绩。显然，克莱蒙的状态比他们好，但他们仍然要为在顶级联赛的生存而战。这将使他们出来为一个结果而战。即使是一分对它们的生存也大有帮助。克莱蒙目前落后第五名里尔10分，因此欧洲联赛的位置已经离他们很遥远了。由于没有什么可以再为之奋斗，他们可能会放弃对欧塞尔的进攻。

凭借良好的主场战绩，克莱蒙在最近的五场主场比赛中保持不败。他们应该在主场击败欧塞尔。但由于没有什么可以争取的，欧塞尔仍在努力避免被淘汰，克莱蒙的胜利或平局很可能是这场比赛的结果。