Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Clermont fight Chambly

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.February
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gabriel Montpied (11980 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Clermont fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Chambly's 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Chambly has the most conceded goals (42) in Ligue 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Clermont form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Gabriel Montpied as Clermont, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2, have scored 23 goals to get 27 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 8-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Guingamp game Clermont has been unbeatable here at Stade Gabriel Montpied producing seven straight wins.

Clermont are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Rodez. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Troyes in a game that was won 2-1.

Clermont have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied with 23 goals in 12 league matches. Clermont have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.

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Chambly form and stats

There's been little loot from Chambly's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Ligue 2. Chambly, who have the most conceded goals (42) in Ligue 2, only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 6 draws. Chambly has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Chambly failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Sochaux (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-4. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Châteauroux's place.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Chambly have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. In the opposite end, Chambly have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Chambly - Clermont 0-3, played this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Clermont wins - draws - Chambly wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
13 goals
ClermontJ. Allevinah
J. Allevinah
7 goals
ClermontJ. Dossou
J. Dossou
7 goals

Clermont missing players

Chambly missing players

Clermont Chambly
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 3 11 24
12 8 4 Won W 0 1 5
7 3 1 Drew D 1 6 8
5 1 0 Lost L 2 4 11
35 23 13 Scored S 2 12 27
16 6 0 Conceded C 8 21 42
83% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 92%
62% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 79%
38% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 58%
17% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 55% 33%
12% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 17%
29% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 55% 54%
54% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 17%
33% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 45% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 7
 
11.3 11.8 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 6.8 7.3
4.9 5.8 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3
30% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 39% 38%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Chambly has the most conceded goals (42) in Ligue 2
  • Chambly has the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont has the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont has the the best goal difference (+19) 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 24 14 6 4 35 19 12 9 3 0 21 8 12 5 3 4 14 11 16 48
2 Toulouse 24 13 7 4 45 29 12 7 3 2 24 15 12 6 4 2 21 14 16 46
3 Grenoble Foot 38 24 13 5 6 33 20 11 9 2 0 24 7 13 4 3 6 9 13 13 44
4 Clermont 24 12 7 5 35 16 12 8 3 1 23 6 12 4 4 4 12 10 19 43
5 Auxerre 24 11 7 6 45 28 12 8 2 2 30 11 12 3 5 4 15 17 17 40
6 Paris 24 10 7 7 34 29 12 6 4 2 20 15 12 4 3 5 14 14 5 37
7 Valenciennes 24 9 8 7 32 27 12 5 3 4 13 11 12 4 5 3 19 16 5 35
8 Sochaux 24 7 11 6 31 24 12 4 4 4 17 16 12 3 7 2 14 8 7 32
9 Amiens SC 24 8 8 8 21 20 12 4 6 2 7 5 12 4 2 6 14 15 1 32
10 Ajaccio 24 8 8 8 22 27 12 5 4 3 11 10 12 3 4 5 11 17 -5 32
11 Caen 24 7 9 8 24 29 12 4 6 2 12 12 12 3 3 6 12 17 -5 30
12 Le Havre 24 7 9 8 20 27 12 3 6 3 9 10 12 4 3 5 11 17 -7 30
13 Niort 24 7 9 8 27 36 12 4 5 3 12 11 12 3 4 5 15 25 -9 30
14 Rodez 24 5 12 7 23 30 13 4 5 4 13 14 11 1 7 3 10 16 -7 27
15 Dunkerque 24 7 5 12 18 28 12 4 4 4 12 10 12 3 1 8 6 18 -10 26
16 Nancy 24 5 10 9 29 34 12 3 6 3 20 21 12 2 4 6 9 13 -5 25
17 Guingamp 24 4 11 9 25 32 12 2 6 4 12 14 12 2 5 5 13 18 -7 23
18 Chambly 24 5 8 11 27 42 13 4 2 7 15 21 11 1 6 4 12 21 -15 23
19 Pau 24 5 5 14 20 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 13 2 2 9 10 22 -15 20
20 Châteauroux 24 4 6 14 23 37 12 3 2 7 15 19 12 1 4 7 8 18 -14 18

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.