Nantes is making a huge comeback in the French Ligue One and they are heading in the right direction after a poor start to the season. They face Clermont Foot on Sunday in what appears to be their easiest game in the last few weeks and looking at their current form, they should do very well in this fixture.

In the first half of the season, Nantes managed just two wins in their first 15 matches in all competitions but they have improved in the last few months and have lost just once in their last thirteen matches. Nantes is moving into the safe zone and they have already gotten more than half of the customary 40 points to guarantee their stay in the league.

Nantes has been very great defensively and right now they are the best team at the back. The visitors have not conceded a single goal in six consecutive games since returning from the international break and they have kept out very threatening attacks in recent weeks.

The away team put three goals past Montpellier in their previous game in the league away from home. It was a spectacular performance with goals from Andrei Girotto, Mostafa Mohammed and Ludovic Blas. Nantes is having one of its best spells this season and there's no doubt they can get at least a draw against Clermont Foot.

Clermont Foot has not been as clinical like Nantes this season and with the away team dropping defensive masterclass week in week out, the hosts are likely to experience difficulties against Nantes. Although there is little to seperate these teams at this stage of the season, Clermont Foot is weaker on paper than Nantes.

The home team suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Coupé de France when they lost to a fourth tier side. Clermont Foot played out a goalless draw in that game and was subsequently eliminated on penalties. Their last home game in the French Ligue One saw them lose by two goals to nil against Lille.

Both teams started the season looking to avoid.the drop zone and things have gone pretty well for both sides but Nantes are playing very good football recently and they have the edge in this fixture.

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南特正在法甲联赛中强势回归，他们在本赛季糟糕的开局后正在朝着正确的方向前进。他们将在周日对阵克莱蒙特足队，这似乎是他们过去几周最轻松的比赛，看看他们目前的状态，他们应该在这场比赛中表现得很好。

在本赛季的前半段，南特在各项赛事的前15场比赛中只取得了两场胜利，但在过去的几个月里，他们有所进步，在最近的13场比赛中只输了一场。南特正在进入安全地带，他们已经得到了超过一半的传统40分，以保证他们留在联赛。

南特的防守非常出色，现在他们是最好的后防线。客队从国际比赛日回来后，已经连续6场比赛没有丢球，最近几周他们抵挡住了非常有威胁的进攻。

这支客场球队在上一场客场比赛中以三球击败蒙彼利埃。安德烈·吉罗托、穆斯塔法·穆罕默德和卢多维奇·布拉斯的进球是一场精彩的表演。南特正处于本赛季最好的状态之一，毫无疑问，他们至少能在对阵克莱蒙特脚的比赛中取得平局。

克莱蒙特大脚本赛季没有南特那么冷静，随着客场球队每周都在降低防守水平，东道主很可能在对阵南特时遇到困难。虽然在本赛季的这个阶段，这两支球队几乎没有什么区别，但克莱蒙特脚队在纸面上比南特队弱。

主队在Coupé de France的比赛中遭遇了一场尴尬的失利，他们输给了一支第四梯队。克莱蒙特足球队在那场比赛中以0 - 0战平，随后在点球大战中被淘汰。他们在法甲的上一场主场比赛中以2比0输给里尔。

两支球队在赛季开始时都希望避免这种情况。双方都很顺利，但是南特最近踢得很好，他们在这场比赛中有优势。