Clermont supporters expect points in home game versus Châteauroux

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Mon 26.April
Match begins: 18:45 (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 3rd and Châteauroux's 20th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2
  • Châteauroux have the fewest points (9) away in Ligue 2

Clermont and Châteauroux 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.

The season is still full of potential for Clermont as they can still win the whole Ligue 2. Châteauroux are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Clermont form and stats

38 points is a decent return from 17 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied for Clermont. The data says 11 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Clermont tasted defeat here at Stade Gabriel Montpied, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

Clermont enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Paris's place. The match ended 1-0 with Mohamed Bayo scoring. Before that, Clermont drew at home versus Le Havre.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Clermont home games with this odds we find four games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Clermont have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied with 32 goals in 17 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Clermont have only let in 7 goals at home.

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Châteauroux form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Châteauroux, who have the fewest points (9) away in Ligue 2, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-10 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Châteauroux, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Chambly game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Châteauroux have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 16 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ajaccio game.

Châteauroux's last game was the home draw against Rodez (0-0). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Toulouse wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

You'll want to know how Châteauroux managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and three home wins.

The attacking power of Châteauroux when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 17 league matches away. As opposed to that, Châteauroux have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Châteauroux - Clermont 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Clermont won five games, five matches ended with a draw and Châteauroux has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
18 goals
ClermontJ. Dossou
J. Dossou
11 goals
ClermontJ. Allevinah
J. Allevinah
10 goals

Clermont missing players

Châteauroux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Clermont Châteauroux
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
18 11 3 Won W 0 1 4
9 5 3 Drew D 1 6 10
7 1 0 Lost L 4 10 20
53 32 9 Scored S 3 10 29
20 7 0 Conceded C 10 23 51
85% 82% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
62% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 59% 65%
38% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 24% 44%
18% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 12% 21%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 12%
26% 24% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 47%
59% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
29% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 47% 44%
 
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 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.2 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 3 4 7
 
11.4 12.2 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 7.9 9.3
4.9 5.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 2.9 3.6
32% 33% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 20% 24%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Châteauroux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Châteauroux have the fewest points (9) away 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.
  • Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Châteauroux have scored away.
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the most clean sheets (19) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the the best goal difference (+32) in Ligue 2

  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 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 32 10 10 12 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 16 4 3 9 14 23 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 33 7 10 16 35 57 17 6 2 9 19 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 31
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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 Troyes 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 32 10 10 12 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 16 4 3 9 14 23 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 33 7 10 16 35 57 17 6 2 9 19 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 31
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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