A brief peek at the Ligue 1 table point to an advantage to Nice when they travel to Clermont. Even so; let's play before we hand out the points!
- Clermont have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Clermont form and stats
Clermont have played 4 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Clermont are returning here after visiting Olympique Lyonnais and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Magnin and Cham-Saračević scored the goal(s). What a relief, as that was the first league win after failing to win eight matches in a row. Diaw loved the game against Olympique Lyonnais. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-1 victory.
Heartbreak before that as Clermont lost 2-4 at Montpellier's place.Clermont aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Gabriel Montpied in the league, with only {2 goals} from 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Clermont defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Nice form and stats
Playing away, Nice have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nice have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
The Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 363 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Nice go into this game after a win, the home game against Olympique Marseille that ended 1-0. Guessand came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Olympique Marseille last time out, making the manager Farioli feel like a tactical genius. Defender Todibo was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Todibo hit one key pass and won 8 of 12 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Metz.Nice has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Nice are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior four meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Clermont, zero draws and one win for Nice. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Moffi 3 goals |   M. Saracevic 2 goals |  G. Laborde 2 goals |
Clermont missing players
Nice missing players
| Clermont | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 17 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 67% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 56% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 56% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 44% | 75% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 6.6 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 14.8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 12% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 12.7 | 13.2 | 17.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10 | 8.7 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
- Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Clermont have the fewest points (1) at home in Ligue 1
- Clermont have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Ligue 1
- Clermont have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 1
- Clermont have yet to win a game at home.
- Nice have not yet lost a game.
- Nice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals away as Clermont have scored home.
- Nice have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nice have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most clean sheets (6) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Ligue 1
- Nice have the most points (10) away in Ligue 1
- Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Nice is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligue 1
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Nice | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 18 |
| 4 | Lille | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Brest | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Reims | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Nantes | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Olympique Marseille | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Rennes | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Lorient | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Strasbourg | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Lens | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Metz | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Clermont | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Olympique Lyonnais | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 3 |
