Troyes - Clermont: Small difference between teams in Ligue 2 clash

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 28.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

The Ligue 2 season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Troyes and Clermont promises to be an interesting one.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Troyes form and stats

Perfect Ligue 2 season at home so far for Troyes 2 wins from 2 appearances.

Troyes lost their last game at Auxerre (placed 11th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Troyes won a home game hosting Pau (2-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Troyes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won five, drawn zero and lost one.

Troyes has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Clermont form and stats

Four points from two away games for Clermont, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligue 2 so far.

Clermont's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Toulouse that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Auxerre.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Clermont playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Clermont wins, two draws and three defeats.

2 goals so far away for Clermont, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Troyes wins - draws - Clermont wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesL. Lumeka
L. Lumeka
2 goals
TroyesP. Ba
P. Ba
1 goals
TroyesH. Suk
H. Suk
1 goals

Troyes missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Clermont
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
2 2 1 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 4 2 Scored S 1 2 3
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
60 33 20 Total Shots T S 12 25 43
24 15 9 Shots on Target S O 3 7 14
25% 27% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 21%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Troyes has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Ligue 2
  • Troyes has the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
Troyes Last season Clermont
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
16 8   Won W   7 14
3 1   Drew D   5 8
9 5   Lost L   2 6
34 20   Scored S   14 35
25 17   Conceded C   11 25
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
61% 86%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 64%
39% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 36%
11% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 18%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
43% 64%   BTTS BTTS   43% 46%
43% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 32%
18% 7%   Failed to Score F T   29% 29%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.9
3 2   Red cards R C   2 4
 
291 163   Total Shots T S   137 295
120 68   Shots on Target S O   49 112
28% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Auxerre 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 6
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
13 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
14 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
15 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
16 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 28 17 3 8 45 25 14 9 1 4 22 12 14 8 2 4 23 13 20 54
2 Lens 28 15 8 5 39 24 14 9 3 2 19 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 15 53
3 Ajaccio 28 15 7 6 38 22 14 6 4 4 17 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 16 52
4 Troyes 28 16 3 9 34 25 14 8 1 5 20 17 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 51
5 Clermont 28 14 8 6 35 25 14 7 3 4 21 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 10 50
6 Le Havre 28 11 11 6 38 25 14 5 7 2 18 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 13 44
7 Valenciennes 28 11 9 8 24 20 14 7 5 2 14 7 14 4 4 6 10 13 4 42
8 Guingamp 28 10 9 9 40 33 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 5 3 6 20 19 7 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 28 7 14 7 27 29 14 3 8 3 13 13 14 4 6 4 14 16 -2 35
10 Chambly 28 9 8 11 26 32 15 4 4 7 12 21 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 35
11 Auxerre 28 8 10 10 31 30 14 5 7 2 19 12 14 3 3 8 12 18 1 34
12 Nancy 28 6 16 6 27 26 14 6 6 2 16 9 14 0 10 4 11 17 1 34
13 Caen 28 8 10 10 33 34 14 4 5 5 14 17 14 4 5 5 19 17 -1 34
14 Sochaux 28 8 10 10 28 30 14 6 5 3 17 11 14 2 5 7 11 19 -2 34
15 Châteauroux 28 9 7 12 22 38 14 3 4 7 11 23 14 6 3 5 11 15 -16 34
16 Rodez 28 8 8 12 31 34 14 6 3 5 22 18 14 2 5 7 9 16 -3 32
17 Paris 28 7 7 14 22 40 13 3 2 8 9 22 15 4 5 6 13 18 -18 28
18 Niort 28 6 8 14 30 41 14 4 5 5 16 16 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 26
19 Le Mans 28 7 5 16 30 45 14 5 3 6 16 17 14 2 2 10 14 28 -15 26
20 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Niort 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 10
2 Grenoble Foot 38 4 3 0 1 9 5 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
3 Paris 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 Caen 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
5 Sochaux 4 2 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 8
6 Dunkerque 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
7 Troyes 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 6
8 Valenciennes 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 6
9 Clermont 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
10 Le Havre 4 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 6
11 Auxerre 4 2 0 2 4 5 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 6
12 Rodez 4 1 2 1 4 6 2 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 5
13 Nancy 4 1 1 2 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
14 Amiens SC 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 4
15 Châteauroux 4 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 4
16 Guingamp 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
17 Toulouse 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 -3 2
18 Chambly 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
19 Pau 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 1
20 Ajaccio 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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