Ligue 1 prediction: Home win expected when Paris Saint Germain takes on Clermont

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

Clermont have come here for an absorbing battle versus the home side Paris Saint Germain. Read up on the match with this in-depth Ligue 1 preview!

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (12) in Ligue 1
  • Clermont have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligue 1

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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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Paris Saint Germain have only played one Ligue 1 game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from 19 matches.

Paris are returning here after visiting Reims in a Ligue 1 game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Kylian Mbappé (2) scored the goal(s). Achraf Hakimi, defender, was given a rating of 8.32/10 in that game, top of the team. Hakimi served one assist, hit three key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Brest and winning 4-2.

Everyone expects Paris Saint Germain to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 17 games: 16 home wins, one draw and zero defeats. Paris Saint Germain have won with at least two goals margin 14 times in similar situations.

Paris Saint Germain are traveling soon after this match as the Champions League match at Club Brugge awaits in four days.

Early season league goal statistics from Paris Saint Germain's 1 home game: 4 goals, 2 conceded.

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Clermont form and stats

Clermont are still undefeated on their travels in the Ligue 1. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Clermont's last game was the home draw against Metz (2-2). Johan Gastien got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Gastien dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 68 successful passes (of 83 total). A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Metz. Clermont were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Elbasan Rashani scoring the equalizer.

A 3-3 draw at Olympique Lyonnais's stadium before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Clermont has managed 5 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ParisK. Mbappé Lottin
K. Mbappé Lottin
4 goals
ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
3 goals
ClermontE. Rashani
E. Rashani
3 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Saint Germain Clermont
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 0 2 4
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
12 4 0 Scored S 0 5 9
5 2 0 Conceded C 0 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
75% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 8.2
4.8 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3.8
2.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 20 18.5
5 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 9 7.8
60% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 29%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Clermont have the most scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (12) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain is in the best form (4-0-0)
Paris Saint Germain Last season Clermont
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
26 13   Won W   8 21
4 1   Drew D   4 9
8 5   Lost L   7 8
86 44   Scored S   24 61
28 14   Conceded C   16 25
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 87%
79% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 66%
61% 68%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 45%
39% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 18%
16% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
37% 32%   BTTS BTTS   37% 34%
50% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 53%
16% 21%   Failed to Score F T   32% 26%
 
5.7 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.9
3.9 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.9
2.1 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.3
7 5   Red cards R C   1 3
 
14.7 16   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.6
5.5 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5
41% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%

  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 4 4 0 0 12 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 8 3 7 12
2 Angers SCO 4 3 1 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 7 10
3 Clermont 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 8
4 Nice 3 2 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 8 7
5 Olympique Marseille 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 7
6 Lens 4 1 3 0 7 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 6
7 Lorient 4 1 2 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 4 6 -1 5
8 Rennes 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 5
9 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 5
10 Lille 4 1 2 1 6 9 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 -3 5
11 Montpellier 4 1 1 2 9 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 4
12 Nantes 4 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
13 Strasbourg 4 1 1 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 4
14 Monaco 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Metz 4 0 3 1 6 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 3
16 Saint-Etienne 4 0 3 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 3
17 Reims 4 0 3 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
18 Brest 4 0 2 2 5 9 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 2
19 Bordeaux 4 0 2 2 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 -6 2
20 Troyes 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 Paris Saint Germain 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nimes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21
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 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

Paris Saint Germain:
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 Paris Saint Germain 4 4 0 0 12 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 8 3 7 12
2 Angers SCO 4 3 1 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 7 10
3 Clermont 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 8
4 Nice 3 2 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 8 7
5 Olympique Marseille 3 2 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 7
6 Lens 4 1 3 0 7 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 6
7 Lorient 4 1 2 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 4 6 -1 5
8 Rennes 4 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 5
9 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 5
10 Lille 4 1 2 1 6 9 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 -3 5
11 Montpellier 4 1 1 2 9 9 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 4
12 Nantes 4 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
13 Strasbourg 4 1 1 2 6 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 4
14 Monaco 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
15 Metz 4 0 3 1 6 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 3
16 Saint-Etienne 4 0 3 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 3
17 Reims 4 0 3 1 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
18 Brest 4 0 2 2 5 9 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 2
19 Bordeaux 4 0 2 2 3 9 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 -6 2
20 Troyes 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1

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