This is a vital shoot-out in the lower section of the Ligue 1, with both Reims and Clermont going through more anxiety than happiness. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the team playing at home placed 15th and the visitors in 18th position.
- Reims have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Clermont have the most conceded goals (19) away in Ligue 1
Reims and Clermont should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Reims form and stats
With 1 Ligue 1 win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Reims are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Reims manager Ó. García Junyent and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Strasbourg (placed 7th) in the Ligue 1. The attacker El Bilal Toure was declared "man of the match" for Reims with the rating of 7.42/10. Toure hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Monaco that ended 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Reims perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Reims as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Reims has won six of these, drawn six and lost two.
Reims are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Olympique Lyonnais awaits in three days.
Reims has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. On the other hand, Reims have conceded 8 goals.
Clermont form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Clermont so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). With the Clermont losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Clermont's previous game was their home loss versus Nice (1-2). Midfield player Johan Gastien was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.62/10. Gastien hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 73 successful passes (of 86 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Saint-Etienne's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Clermont in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Clermont, two draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lens in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Clermont have scored 9 goals in 7 league games away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Clermont concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Reims victories, two draws and four Clermont wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bayo 7 goals |   H. Ekitike 5 goals |  E. Rashani 4 goals |
Reims missing players
Clermont missing players
| Reims | Clermont | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 28 |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 71% | 57% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 57% | 43% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 43% | 21% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 13.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
| 4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 27% | 23% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | 28% |
| 11.4 | 10.2 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 14 | 11.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
- All of Clermont's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 have the most conceded goals (19) away in Ligue 1
- Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reims 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 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Nice | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Rennes | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Lens | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Angers SCO | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Monaco | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Nantes | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Lille | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Brest | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Lorient | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Reims | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Bordeaux | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Troyes | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 18 | Clermont | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Metz | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 9 |