Football tips: Clermont vs Le Mans - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: lø 02.november
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gabriel Montpied (11980 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Clermont are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 18th.

The visiting Le Mans played their last game only three days ago, a Coupe de la Ligue match.

Le Mans play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Le Mans when playing on grass are 15 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats from 37 matches. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 48 times in these games.

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Clermont form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 2 this season. Clermont have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied.

A good away victory last time out for Clermont, who won 2-1 against Guingamp (placed 13th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Rodez (0-1).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Clermont matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from seven games).

Clermont are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 attempts. On the other hand, Clermont have conceded 7 goals.

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Le Mans form and stats

Le Mans, who have the most conceded goals (23)in Ligue 2, are still without points from their Ligue 2 away games. 5 games, 5 defeats. A depressing five defeats in a row for Le Mans in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Marignane Gignac.

Le Mans won their last game, 3-2 versus Nice played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Niort.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Le Mans when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Le Mans's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 13 goals in 5 travels.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Clermont, 3 draws and 3 wins for Le Mans. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontA. Grbic
A. Grbic
8 goals
Le MansV. Créhin
V. Créhin
4 goals
ClermontJ. Berthomier
J. Berthomier
2 goals

Clermont missing players

Le Mans missing players

Clermont Le Mans
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 4 5 12
5 1 1 Won W 0 0 3
3 3 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 0 Lost L 4 5 9
14 7 3 Scored S 2 3 12
14 7 0 Conceded C 11 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
42% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 80% 67%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 17%
42% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 58%
25% 17% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 17%
 
4.9 5.7 8 Corners For (avg) C F 2.8 3.2 4.9
3.5 2.5 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.8 4 3.3
1.6 1.7 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 1.8
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 2 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Le Mans's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Le Mans have scored away.
  • Clermont have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Le Mans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Le Mans have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Le Mans have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Le Mans have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Clermont
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2
All Home Away Home vs low
20-09-19 L2 Paris 0 - 2 Clermont
27-09-19 L2 Clermont 2 - 2 Nancy
04-10-19 L2 Sochaux 4 - 0 Clermont
18-10-19 L2 Clermont 0 - 1 Rodez
25-10-19 L2 Guingamp 1 - 2 Clermont
02-11-19 L2 Clermont 15:00 Le Mans
08-11-19 L2 Chambly 20:00 Clermont
16-11-19 CDF Bergerac 01:00 Clermont
22-11-19 L2 Ajaccio 20:00 Clermont
29-11-19 L2 Clermont 01:00 Niort
Le Mans
All CO CDF L2 NA CF CGD CF
All Home Away Away vs mid
30-09-19 L2 Guingamp 3 - 0 Le Mans
04-10-19 L2 Le Mans 1 - 0 Chambly
18-10-19 L2 Troyes 2 - 1 Le Mans
25-10-19 L2 Le Mans 1 - 0 Niort
30-10-19 Co Le Mans 3 - 2 Nice
02-11-19 L2 Clermont 15:00 Le Mans
08-11-19 L2 Le Mans 20:00 Grenoble Foot 38
16-11-19 CDF Gennevilliers 01:00 Le Mans
22-11-19 L2 Caen 20:00 Le Mans
29-11-19 L2 Le Mans 01:00 Chateauroux

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lorient 12 7 3 2 16 8 6 3 1 2 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 5 8 24
2 Lens 12 6 4 2 17 11 5 3 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 1 11 7 6 22
3 Ajaccio 12 6 4 2 15 9 6 2 3 1 6 4 6 4 1 1 9 5 6 22
4 Troyes 12 7 1 4 16 11 6 3 0 3 9 8 6 4 1 1 7 3 5 22
5 Sochaux 12 5 4 3 14 7 7 4 2 1 11 3 5 1 2 2 3 4 7 19
6 Le Havre 12 4 6 2 18 13 5 1 3 1 6 5 7 3 3 1 12 8 5 18
7 Rodez 12 5 3 4 17 15 6 4 1 1 13 7 6 1 2 3 4 8 2 18
8 Grenoble Foot 38 12 4 6 2 13 11 5 1 3 1 4 4 7 3 3 1 9 7 2 18
9 Clermont 12 5 3 4 14 14 6 1 3 2 7 7 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 18
10 Nancy 12 3 8 1 13 11 7 3 4 0 9 4 5 0 4 1 4 7 2 17
11 Valenciennes 12 4 5 3 7 8 6 2 3 1 4 4 6 2 2 2 3 4 -1 17
12 Auxerre 12 4 4 4 17 13 6 3 1 2 10 6 6 1 3 2 7 7 4 16
13 Guingamp 12 4 4 4 17 15 7 3 2 2 13 8 5 1 2 2 4 7 2 16
14 Niort 12 3 5 4 11 11 6 1 3 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 14
15 Chambly 12 3 4 5 6 11 6 1 3 2 2 5 6 2 1 3 4 6 -5 13
16 Caen 12 2 5 5 10 15 6 0 3 3 2 8 6 2 2 2 8 7 -5 11
17 Orleans 12 1 6 5 9 15 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 1 4 1 5 5 -6 9
18 Le Mans 12 3 0 9 12 23 7 3 0 4 9 10 5 0 0 5 3 13 -11 9
19 Chateauroux 12 1 5 6 4 13 5 0 2 3 1 4 7 1 3 3 3 9 -9 8
20 Paris 12 2 2 8 7 19 6 1 1 4 4 11 6 1 1 4 3 8 -12 8

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