The stage is set for Ligue 1 and Clermont - Angers SCO. In this preview and news article you'll find stats, results, numbercrunching, tendencies and news!
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-41) in Ligue 1
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous game. Let's look for an in-your-face fixture!
Clermont form and stats
The complete Ligue 1 statistics playing at home this season for Clermont are 5-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Clermont, who won 2-0 against Troyes (placed 18th). Gastien (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.25/10. Gastien scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 61 successful passes (of 68 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Ajaccio in a game that was won 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Clermont handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Clermont here at Stade Gabriel Montpied in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.
Angers SCO form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Angers SCO so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-11 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Angers have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Šabanović scored in Angers SCO's previous match, the home game against Lille that ended 1-0. That win was so important for this club, after a terrible sequence of 21 league rounds in a row not winning. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Dujeux when Šabanović scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute. Bernardoni was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.23. The agile goalkeeper Bernardoni topped it up with a clean sheet.
A draw for Angers SCO before that, at their own venue hosting Nice (1-1).Angers SCO are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Angers's away games in the league this season with only {7 goals} from 14 matches. The Angers SCO manager Dujeux has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Clermont have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when facing Angers SCO.Angers SCO - Clermont 1-2 was the story when these two participants last played each other, earlier this season. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Kyei 5 goals |  M. Saracevic 5 goals |  S. Khaoui 4 goals |
Clermont missing players
Angers SCO missing players
| Clermont | Angers SCO | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 31 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 41 | 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 13 | 33 | 64 |
| 90% | 93% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 93% |
| 77% | 87% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 71% | 80% |
| 43% | 47% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 63% |
| 20% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 43% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 21% | 17% |
| 50% | 47% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 29% | 53% |
| 27% | 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 14% | 13% |
| 33% | 40% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 64% | 40% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.6 | 10.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 27% | 24% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| 13.1 | 12.1 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
- Angers SCO have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Angers SCO have the fewest points (5) away in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Ligue 1
- Angers SCO have the the worst goal difference (-41) in Ligue 1
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 41 | 69 |
| 2 | Lens | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 63 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 61 |
| 4 | Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 58 |
| 5 | Lille | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 52 |
| 6 | Rennes | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 50 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 47 |
| 8 | Reims | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 47 |
| 9 | Nice | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| 10 | Lorient | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 45 |
| 11 | Clermont | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -10 | 40 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 37 |
| 14 | Nantes | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -24 | 29 |
| 16 | Brest | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -14 | 28 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -14 | 26 |
| 18 | Troyes | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 40 | -26 | 21 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -34 | 21 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 33 | -41 | 14 |
