Another action-packed fixture in Ligue 2 as Clermont welcome Grenoble Foot 38

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 05.January
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gabriel Montpied (11980 seats)

A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Clermont in 6th position and Grenoble Foot 38 placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) 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

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Clermont are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade Gabriel Montpied after three straight home wins.

Clermont are returning here after visiting Châteauroux in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Jim Allevinah scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Paris.

There will be little rest for Clermont after this match as they are travelling to Sochaux for a Ligue 2 game in only four days.

Clermont have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Clermont have conceded only 5 goals.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

Playing away, Grenoble Foot 38 have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season. Things are running smoothly for Grenoble who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Amiens SC. It's three draws from Grenoble's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Grenoble won their last game, 2-0 versus Troyes played at home. Before that, Grenoble travelled to Sochaux and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Clermont won zero games, five matches ended with a draw and Grenoble Foot 38 has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
8 goals
ClermontJ. Allevinah
J. Allevinah
5 goals
ClermontJ. Dossou
J. Dossou
4 goals

Clermont missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Clermont Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 0 9 17
8 4 1 Won W 0 3 10
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 4
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 3
22 12 4 Scored S 0 7 25
10 5 3 Conceded C 0 6 10
82% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 89% 88%
59% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 44% 59%
29% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 11% 24%
12% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
6% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
29% 25% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 29%
53% 62% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 53%
35% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 29%
 
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 0 2.1 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 11.2 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9
4.9 5.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.1 3.7
26% 27% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 40%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • 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.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligue 2
  • Grenoble Foot 38 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 Grenoble Foot 38 17 10 4 3 25 10 8 7 1 0 18 4 9 3 3 3 7 6 15 34
2 Troyes 17 10 4 3 25 14 8 6 2 0 13 5 9 4 2 3 12 9 11 34
3 Toulouse 17 9 5 3 34 21 9 4 3 2 18 13 8 5 2 1 16 8 13 32
4 Auxerre 17 9 4 4 34 19 9 6 1 2 22 8 8 3 3 2 12 11 15 31
5 Paris 17 9 4 4 25 18 9 5 2 2 12 9 8 4 2 2 13 9 7 31
6 Clermont 17 8 6 3 22 10 8 4 3 1 12 5 9 4 3 2 10 5 12 30
7 Caen 17 7 5 5 17 18 9 4 4 1 8 7 8 3 1 4 9 11 -1 26
8 Sochaux 17 5 9 3 24 17 8 3 3 2 16 13 9 2 6 1 8 4 7 24
9 Niort 16 7 3 6 19 23 8 4 3 1 11 5 8 3 0 5 8 18 -4 24
10 Amiens SC 17 6 5 6 14 12 9 3 4 2 6 5 8 3 1 4 8 7 2 23
11 Valenciennes 16 5 6 5 18 19 8 3 3 2 8 7 8 2 3 3 10 12 -1 21
12 Dunkerque 17 6 2 9 15 20 9 3 2 4 9 9 8 3 0 5 6 11 -5 20
13 Le Havre 17 5 5 7 16 23 8 2 4 2 6 6 9 3 1 5 10 17 -7 20
14 Ajaccio 17 4 6 7 11 21 8 2 3 3 4 8 9 2 3 4 7 13 -10 18
15 Guingamp 17 3 7 7 16 22 8 2 3 3 8 9 9 1 4 4 8 13 -6 16
16 Chambly 17 3 7 7 18 27 9 3 1 5 9 13 8 0 6 2 9 14 -9 16
17 Nancy 17 3 5 9 19 26 8 2 3 3 14 16 9 1 2 6 5 10 -7 14
18 Pau 17 3 5 9 13 23 8 2 3 3 7 9 9 1 2 6 6 14 -10 14
19 Rodez 17 2 8 7 14 25 9 2 3 4 8 12 8 0 5 3 6 13 -11 14
20 Châteauroux 17 3 4 10 12 23 9 2 1 6 6 13 8 1 3 4 6 10 -11 13

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.