Clermont supporters put their faith in manager Gastien to deliver victory against Metz

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 27.Aug
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gabriel Montpied (11980 seats)

Clermont contest Metz for praise and victory.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Clermont form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligue 1 game of the season here at Stade Gabriel Montpied. Last season these fans witnessed 9 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from Clermont's 19 home games.

Clermont lost their last game at Reims (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline. The talented striker Cham-Saračević edged out all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.83 out of 10. Cham-Saračević hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 42 total).

Ahead of that match, Clermont lost 2-4 at home to Monaco.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Clermont have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Clermont has scored {2 goals} so far and conceded {4 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Metz form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Ligue 1 ended in defeat. Last season Metz had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 10, drew 5 and lost 4.

Metz delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Olympique Marseille (placed 6th) in their previous fixture. The attacker Mikautadze got a match rating of 7.8 in that game. Mikautadze scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Rennes's place.

We have checked recent matches where Metz have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats.

{1 goals} so far away for Metz, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Clermont won three games, five matches ended in a draw and Metz have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Saracevic
M. Saracevic
1 goals
ClermontM. Wieteska
M. Wieteska
1 goals
MetzY. Maziz
Y. Maziz
1 goals

Clermont missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Clermont Metz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 0 1 3
6 4 0 Conceded C 0 5 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4
2.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 7
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9.5
5.5 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4
18% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 38%
 
11 14 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 29 25.5
6 8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 14 9.5
Clermont Last season Metz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
17 9   Won W   10 20
8 3   Drew D   5 12
13 7   Lost L   4 6
45 20   Scored S   33 61
49 28   Conceded C   18 33
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 87%
79% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 68%
47% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 37%
18% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 24%
8% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 18%
55% 47%   BTTS BTTS   53% 45%
26% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 45%
26% 32%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
4.1 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.7
4 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.9
1.9 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.6
5 4   Red cards R C   3 7
 
10.6 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 11.8
3.9 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.4
30% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 36%
 
12.9 11.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.4
4.4 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monaco 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 5 6
2 Brest 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Rennes 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 4
4 Montpellier 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
5 Lille 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Olympique Marseille 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Toulouse 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Reims 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
9 Strasbourg 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
10 Nice 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Lorient 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 PSG 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Lens 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
14 Le Havre 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
15 Metz 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 1
16 Nantes 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
17 Olympique Lyonnais 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
18 Clermont 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -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 PSG 38 27 4 7 89 40 19 13 2 4 45 25 19 14 2 3 44 15 49 85
2 Lens 38 25 9 4 68 29 19 17 1 1 41 13 19 8 8 3 27 16 39 84
3 Olympique Marseille 38 22 7 9 67 40 19 10 4 5 35 24 19 12 3 4 32 16 27 73
4 Rennes 38 21 5 12 69 39 19 15 0 4 43 14 19 6 5 8 26 25 30 68
5 Lille 38 19 10 9 65 44 19 13 4 2 40 25 19 6 6 7 25 19 21 67
6 Monaco 38 19 8 11 70 58 19 9 3 7 37 33 19 10 5 4 33 25 12 65
7 Olympique Lyonnais 38 18 8 12 65 47 19 10 5 4 35 19 19 8 3 8 30 28 18 62
8 Clermont 38 17 8 13 45 49 19 9 3 7 20 28 19 8 5 6 25 21 -4 59
9 Nice 38 15 13 10 48 37 19 7 7 5 24 18 19 8 6 5 24 19 11 58
10 Lorient 38 15 10 13 52 53 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 6 6 7 26 32 -1 55
11 Reims 38 12 15 11 45 45 19 8 6 5 28 23 19 4 9 6 17 22 0 51
12 Montpellier 38 15 5 18 65 62 19 7 3 9 29 29 19 8 2 9 36 33 3 50
13 Toulouse 38 13 9 16 51 57 19 6 6 7 27 27 19 7 3 9 24 30 -6 48
14 Brest 38 11 11 16 44 54 19 7 5 7 24 26 19 4 6 9 20 28 -10 44
15 Strasbourg 38 9 13 16 51 59 19 5 7 7 25 26 19 4 6 9 26 33 -8 40
16 Nantes 38 7 15 16 37 55 19 5 8 6 20 26 19 2 7 10 17 29 -18 36
17 Auxerre 38 8 11 19 35 63 19 5 7 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 17 35 -28 35
18 Ajaccio 38 7 5 26 23 74 19 4 3 12 10 30 19 3 2 14 13 44 -51 26
19 Troyes 38 4 12 22 45 81 19 1 11 7 19 30 19 3 1 15 26 51 -36 24
20 Angers SCO 38 4 6 28 33 81 19 3 3 13 20 36 19 1 3 15 13 45 -48 18
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 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nimes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29

Metz:
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 Monaco 2 2 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 5 6
2 Brest 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
3 Rennes 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 4
4 Montpellier 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
5 Lille 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
6 Olympique Marseille 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Toulouse 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
8 Reims 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
9 Strasbourg 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
10 Nice 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Lorient 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 PSG 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Lens 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 1
14 Le Havre 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
15 Metz 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 1
16 Nantes 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
17 Olympique Lyonnais 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
18 Clermont 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

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