A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Clermont in 3rd position and Auxerre placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals (41) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Clermont nor Auxerre 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.
Clermont form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied for Clermont. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Clermont has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Gabriel Montpied. We remember; it was Guingamp.
Clermont are confident in defense, having played 373 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Grenoble Foot 38 (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the Coupe de France last time out and are looking for a win here. Previous to that game, a Ligue 2 home match hosting Dunkerque in a game that was won 5-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Clermont perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Clermont as a small favourite), we find seven games. Clermont has won two of these, drawn three and lost two.
Goals decide football matches and Clermont are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Clermont have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Auxerre form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Auxerre, who have the most scored goals (41) in Ligue 2, have produced an overall stat of 3-4-2 so far. Things are running smoothly for Auxerre who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Guingamp.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-1 against Chateauroux in the Ligue 2.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Auxerre in our archives, and the results are: one win for Auxerre, two draws and four defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Auxerre's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Auxerre have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Auxerre - Clermont 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Clermont victories, two draws and three Auxerre wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Le Bihan 14 goals |   M. Bayo 12 goals |  R. Dugimont 8 goals |
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| Clermont | Auxerre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 41 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 15% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 40% |
| 10% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 25% | 20% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 60% | 70% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 20% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.3 | 11.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 33% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 42% | 43% |
- Auxerre has the most matches over the total-line (14) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals (41) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the most clean sheets (12) in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the most clean sheets (7) at home in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the the best goal difference (+20) in Ligue 2
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |