Ligue 1 match prediction: Little separates Troyes and Clermont in quality

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sun 09.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

Troyes have some work to do from their 18th spot, and the job begins versus Clermont. Read more!

Insights:
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
  • Clermont have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Ligue 1

Troyes 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.

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Troyes form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Troyes have only managed 1 win, 9 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade de l'Aube. With twelve home Ligue 1 games in a row without a win, the Troyes fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

Troyes lost their last game at Auxerre (placed 17th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfield player Agoumé got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Agoumé had 71 successful passes (of 80 total).

Before that, Troyes drew at home versus Brest.

Troyes has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Clermont form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Clermont had fun at their own home (Stade de l'Aube) last time out, beating Ajaccio 2-1. Kyei (2) scored. Late drama in the previous game, when Kyei scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Ajaccio. Defender Borges was the best team player with a rating of 8.11. Borges hit two key passes and won 18 of 21 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Montpellier wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

The visiting Clermont have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. Clermont have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have played earlier this season: Clermont - Troyes 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Troyes three wins, one draw and Clermont six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TroyesM. Mesquita Lopes
M. Mesquita Lopes
5 goals
ClermontG. Kyei
G. Kyei
5 goals

Troyes missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Troyes Clermont
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
4 1 0 Won W 2 5 10
9 9 2 Drew D 2 4 7
16 4 3 Lost L 0 5 12
38 16 5 Scored S 6 16 29
62 22 11 Conceded C 3 15 41
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 90%
86% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 64% 76%
66% 50% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 45%
55% 43% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 14% 21%
28% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
72% 71% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 52%
3% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 24%
28% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 34%
 
4.2 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.1
5.5 5.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 3.8
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.8 12.3 11.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.4 10.6
4 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 3.8
32% 30% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 26%
 
14.9 14.5 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 14.5 13.2
5.3 4.1 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 4.6 4.7
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Clermont have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Ligue 1
  • Troyes have won significantly more corners at 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 Paris Saint Germain 29 21 3 5 68 29 15 11 2 2 34 18 14 10 1 3 34 11 39 66
2 Lens 29 17 9 3 48 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 15 5 8 2 19 11 27 60
3 Olympique Marseille 29 18 6 5 54 29 15 7 4 4 26 19 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 60
4 Monaco 29 17 6 6 61 40 15 8 2 5 33 26 14 9 4 1 28 14 21 57
5 Lille 29 15 7 7 54 37 15 9 4 2 31 22 14 6 3 5 23 15 17 52
6 Rennes 29 15 5 9 47 30 15 11 0 4 30 12 14 4 5 5 17 18 17 50
7 Reims 29 11 13 5 39 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 15 4 9 2 16 13 11 46
8 Nice 29 11 12 6 38 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 15 6 6 3 20 14 12 45
9 Olympique Lyonnais 29 12 8 9 44 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 15 6 3 6 24 21 12 44
10 Lorient 29 12 8 9 42 40 14 7 3 4 21 15 15 5 5 5 21 25 2 44
11 Montpellier 29 11 4 14 45 48 15 6 2 7 24 23 14 5 2 7 21 25 -3 37
12 Clermont 29 10 7 12 29 41 15 5 3 7 13 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 -12 37
13 Toulouse 29 10 5 14 44 51 15 6 4 5 25 23 14 4 1 9 19 28 -7 35
14 Nantes 29 6 12 11 30 40 14 4 6 4 15 17 15 2 6 7 15 23 -10 30
15 Brest 29 6 9 14 33 47 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 16 24 -14 27
16 Strasbourg 29 5 11 13 37 50 15 3 6 6 18 22 14 2 5 7 19 28 -13 26
17 Auxerre 29 6 8 15 24 51 14 4 5 5 12 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -27 26
18 Troyes 29 4 9 16 38 62 14 1 9 4 16 22 15 3 0 12 22 40 -24 21
19 Ajaccio 29 6 3 20 21 52 14 3 1 10 9 22 15 3 2 10 12 30 -31 21
20 Angers SCO 29 2 5 22 22 64 15 1 3 11 15 31 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 11

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 29 21 3 5 68 29 15 11 2 2 34 18 14 10 1 3 34 11 39 66
2 Lens 29 17 9 3 48 21 14 12 1 1 29 10 15 5 8 2 19 11 27 60
3 Olympique Marseille 29 18 6 5 54 29 15 7 4 4 26 19 14 11 2 1 28 10 25 60
4 Monaco 29 17 6 6 61 40 15 8 2 5 33 26 14 9 4 1 28 14 21 57
5 Lille 29 15 7 7 54 37 15 9 4 2 31 22 14 6 3 5 23 15 17 52
6 Rennes 29 15 5 9 47 30 15 11 0 4 30 12 14 4 5 5 17 18 17 50
7 Reims 29 11 13 5 39 28 14 7 4 3 23 15 15 4 9 2 16 13 11 46
8 Nice 29 11 12 6 38 26 14 5 6 3 18 12 15 6 6 3 20 14 12 45
9 Olympique Lyonnais 29 12 8 9 44 32 14 6 5 3 20 11 15 6 3 6 24 21 12 44
10 Lorient 29 12 8 9 42 40 14 7 3 4 21 15 15 5 5 5 21 25 2 44
11 Montpellier 29 11 4 14 45 48 15 6 2 7 24 23 14 5 2 7 21 25 -3 37
12 Clermont 29 10 7 12 29 41 15 5 3 7 13 26 14 5 4 5 16 15 -12 37
13 Toulouse 29 10 5 14 44 51 15 6 4 5 25 23 14 4 1 9 19 28 -7 35
14 Nantes 29 6 12 11 30 40 14 4 6 4 15 17 15 2 6 7 15 23 -10 30
15 Brest 29 6 9 14 33 47 14 3 5 6 17 23 15 3 4 8 16 24 -14 27
16 Strasbourg 29 5 11 13 37 50 15 3 6 6 18 22 14 2 5 7 19 28 -13 26
17 Auxerre 29 6 8 15 24 51 14 4 5 5 12 20 15 2 3 10 12 31 -27 26
18 Troyes 29 4 9 16 38 62 14 1 9 4 16 22 15 3 0 12 22 40 -24 21
19 Ajaccio 29 6 3 20 21 52 14 3 1 10 9 22 15 3 2 10 12 30 -31 21
20 Angers SCO 29 2 5 22 22 64 15 1 3 11 15 31 14 1 2 11 7 33 -42 11

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.