On paper it looks like advantage Montpellier in this game against Clermont, but the away side will battle to the finish. Here's our complete match guide!
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Montpellier nor Clermont as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Montpellier form and stats
4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Montpellier so far this season.
Montpellier are returning here after visiting Metz in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Teji Savanier, Sepe Elye Wahi and Stephy Mavididi scored the goal(s). Jonas Omlin loved the game against Metz. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-1 victory. Midfield player Teji Savanier got a match rating of 9.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Savanier scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Before that game, the home loss against Olympique Lyonnais with the scoreline 0-1.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 Montpellier have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won eight times, drawn three and lost one.
Montpellier have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de la Mosson with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Montpellier's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Clermont form and stats
Clermont have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-2-5 (8 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Clermont's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Clermont's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Lens that finished 2-2. Akim Zedadka, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.5. Zedadka served one assist, hit six key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Reims's place.We have checked recent matches where Clermont have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, two draws and one defeat.
Clermont find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Clermont's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 20 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Montpellier, zero draws and five wins for Clermont. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bayo 8 goals |   T. Savanier 4 goals |  F. Mollet 4 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Clermont missing players
| Montpellier | Clermont | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 19% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 25% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.7 | 16.2 | 20.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.4 |
| 4.5 | 6.1 | 8.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 30% | 29% |
| 15.8 | 13.1 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.8 | 11.4 |
| 5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
- Clermont have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Montpellier haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 41 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Rennes | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Nice | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | Lens | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Strasbourg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 | Monaco | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Brest | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Lille | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Nantes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Reims | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 15 | Troyes | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Lorient | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Clermont | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Bordeaux | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 13 |
| 19 | Metz | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 12 |