The Clermont & Troyes managers P. Gastien and L. Batlles are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligue 2 league table.
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligue 2
- Troyes has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Clermont and Troyes.
Clermont form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 11 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied for Clermont. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. After failing to beat Guingamp here at Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
No payout for Clermont in their previous match, an away game at Toulouse that ended in defeat 2-3. Before that, Clermont had a home game versus Auxerre which ended with a victory 1-0.
The manager P. Gastien will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rodez in only three days.
Clermont have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied with 21 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Clermont have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Troyes form and stats
Playing away, Troyes have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Troyes had fun at their own home (Stade Gabriel Montpied) last time out, beating Auxerre 3-1. Alimami Gory, Tristan Dingome and Rayan Raveloson scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Pau.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Toulouse in just four days.
Troyes have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Troyes - Clermont 1-0. Clermont-Troyes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Clermont three wins, Troyes five wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Bayo 12 goals |   Y. Touzghar 8 goals |  J. Allevinah 7 goals |
Clermont missing players
Troyes missing players
| Clermont | Troyes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 33 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 73% | 86% |
| 59% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 68% |
| 36% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 27% | 18% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 45% |
| 59% | 73% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 55% | 50% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 18% |
| 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 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 27% | 31% |
- Clermont has the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the most clean sheets (8) at home in Ligue 2
- Clermont has the the best goal difference (+20) 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.
- Troyes has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
- Troyes 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 | Troyes | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 47 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 45 |
| 3 | Clermont | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Paris | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 34 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 29 |
| 10 | Caen | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Niort | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -9 | 28 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 15 | Chambly | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Rodez | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 18 | Nancy | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 19 | Pau | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 14 |