There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Clermont leading Dunkerque by 13 points.
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2
Clermont and Dunkerque 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.
Clermont form and stats
Clermont, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2, are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade Gabriel Montpied. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. After failing to beat Guingamp here at Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
The Clermont goalkeeper Arthur Desmas is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 283 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 2.
An away draw last time out for Clermont, facing Sochaux in a game that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Clermont won a home game hosting Grenoble Foot 38 (3-0).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Coupe de France game versus Grenoble Foot 38 in only two days. This game is also played here at Stade Gabriel Montpied.
A decent goal production from Clermont in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Clermont have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dunkerque form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunkerque so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Dunkerque's last three away games as they have all been lost.
G. Bosca was the last player to score for the away team. Dunkerque haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.
There were no winners in Dunkerque's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 0-0 vs Troyes (placed 1st). Prior to that match, the Dunkerque manager F. Mercadal faced defeat when travelling to Sochaux and losing 0-1.
Goalkeeper Axel Maraval made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Troyes. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Amiens SC in just two days.
The attacking power of Dunkerque when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Dunkerque in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Dunkerque - Clermont 1-1. Clermont-Dunkerque H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Clermont one win, Dunkerque zero wins, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Bayo 9 goals | J. Allevinah 5 goals |  J. Dossou 5 goals |
Clermont missing players
Dunkerque missing players
| Clermont | Dunkerque | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 79% | 78% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 58% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 32% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 32% |
| 37% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 42% |
| 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 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 11.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 27% | 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 37% |
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the most clean sheets (11) 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 Dunkerque have scored away.
- Dunkerque has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligue 2
- Dunkerque have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dunkerque haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Troyes | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Clermont | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 33 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Caen | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Nancy | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Rodez | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Pau | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 13 |