Home advantage could prove decisive in Clermont - Sochaux battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 06.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Gabriel Montpied (11980 seats)

Clermont perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Sochaux can look both up and down from their 12th position.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Clermont form and stats

6-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Clermont so far this season.

Clermont are returning here after visiting Nancy in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Mario González (2) scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Clermont lost 0-1 at home to Paris.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Clermont have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won one time, drawn eight and lost two.

The Clermont fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Clermont have conceded 14 goals.

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Sochaux form and stats

There's been little loot from Sochaux's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Ligue 2. Sochaux only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

Sochaux played 1-1 against Rodez in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Guingamp.

As mentioned above, Sochaux drew the match against Rodez. Manager O. Daf brought on Jérémy Livolant to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

We have checked recent matches where Sochaux have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, three draws and five defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sochaux as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sochaux have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sochaux - Clermont 4-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Clermont won two, Sochaux won five and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontA. Grbic
A. Grbic
16 goals
SochauxA. Sané
A. Sané
10 goals
Clermont
J. Berthomier
4 goals

Clermont missing players

Sochaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Clermont Sochaux
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 2 13 27
13 6 1 Won W 0 2 8
8 3 1 Drew D 0 5 10
6 4 0 Lost L 2 6 9
33 19 4 Scored S 0 11 28
25 14 2 Conceded C 5 17 28
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
63% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 70%
37% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 23% 26%
19% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 15% 19%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
48% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 46% 37%
30% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 37%
30% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 37%
 
4.9 5.6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.7 4.1
4.1 2.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.6 4.6
1.9 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 1.8 1.8
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
289 152 25 Total Shots T S 10 100 231
109 60 7 Shots on Target S O 1 34 80
30% 32% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 35%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sochaux has the most matches over the total-line (17)

  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 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Châteauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

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 Lorient 27 17 3 7 45 24 14 9 1 4 22 12 13 8 2 3 23 12 21 54
2 Lens 27 14 8 5 38 24 13 8 3 2 18 9 14 6 5 3 20 15 14 50
3 Troyes 27 16 2 9 33 24 13 8 0 5 19 16 14 8 2 4 14 8 9 50
4 Ajaccio 27 14 7 6 37 22 13 5 4 4 16 12 14 9 3 2 21 10 15 49
5 Clermont 27 13 8 6 33 25 13 6 3 4 19 14 14 7 5 2 14 11 8 47
6 Le Havre 27 10 11 6 37 25 13 4 7 2 17 10 14 6 4 4 20 15 12 41
7 Guingamp 27 10 9 8 39 31 14 5 6 3 20 14 13 5 3 5 19 17 8 39
8 Valenciennes 27 10 9 8 21 19 14 7 5 2 14 7 13 3 4 6 7 12 2 39
9 Grenoble Foot 38 27 7 14 6 26 26 13 3 8 2 12 10 14 4 6 4 14 16 0 35
10 Auxerre 27 8 10 9 31 29 14 5 7 2 19 12 13 3 3 7 12 17 2 34
11 Caen 27 8 10 9 32 32 14 4 5 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 18 15 0 34
12 Sochaux 27 8 10 9 28 28 14 6 5 3 17 11 13 2 5 6 11 17 0 34
13 Chambly 27 9 7 11 24 30 14 4 3 7 10 19 13 5 4 4 14 11 -6 34
14 Nancy 27 6 15 6 26 25 14 6 6 2 16 9 13 0 9 4 10 16 1 33
15 Châteauroux 27 8 7 12 20 37 13 2 4 7 9 22 14 6 3 5 11 15 -17 31
16 Rodez 27 7 8 12 29 33 13 5 3 5 20 17 14 2 5 7 9 16 -4 29
17 Paris 27 7 6 14 21 39 13 3 2 8 9 22 14 4 4 6 12 17 -18 27
18 Niort 27 6 7 14 29 40 13 4 4 5 15 15 14 2 3 9 14 25 -11 25
19 Le Mans 27 7 4 16 28 43 14 5 3 6 16 17 13 2 1 10 12 26 -15 25
20 Orleans 27 4 7 16 21 42 14 2 2 10 8 23 13 2 5 6 13 19 -21 19

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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.