Clermont and Ajaccio are both riding high in the Ligue 2 with their 5th and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ajaccio, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Clermont form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Clermont have to build on here at Stade Gabriel Montpied in the Ligue 2.
A nice win for Clermont last time playing, versus Sochaux. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Adrian Grbić and Jim Allevinah scoring for the victors. Before that match, a win away at Nancy.
The manager P. Gastien will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Niort in only four days.
Clermont have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied with 21 goals in 14 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Ajaccio form and stats
Ajaccio's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ajaccio, who have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligue 2, collect 30 points from their 14 away matches in the Ligue 2. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The Ajaccio goalkeeper Benjamin Leroy is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 416 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Cyrille Bayala scored in Ajaccio's previous match, the home game against Lorient that ended 1-0. A 0-0 draw at Valenciennes's stadium before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ajaccio are hosting Chambly in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
Ajaccio has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. It's not easy to score on Ajaccio as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Ajaccio - Clermont 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Clermont wins - draws - Ajaccio wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Grbic 17 goals |   G. Courtet 10 goals |  M. El Idrissy 5 goals |
Clermont missing players
Ajaccio missing players
| Clermont | Ajaccio | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 35 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 38 |
| 25 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 86% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 36% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 18% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 4% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 46% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 32% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 29% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 295 | 158 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 131 | 275 |
| 112 | 63 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 56 | 108 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 38% | 35% |
- Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (16)
- Ajaccio has the most clean sheets (9) away
- Ajaccio has the most points (30) away
- Ajaccio has the the best goal difference (+11) away
- Ajaccio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Troyes | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Clermont | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chambly | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Nancy | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Caen | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 34 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Paris | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Niort | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Orléans | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -22 | 19 |