A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 6th position and the visitors placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
Clermont form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Clermont are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Clermont has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Gabriel Montpied, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Clermont manager P. Gastien and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Caen (placed 13th) in the Ligue 2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Le Havre in a game that was won 2-1.
Clermont are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Clermont have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Troyes form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligue 2. The fact that Troyes have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for Troyes in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Troyes won their last game, 2-1 versus Ajaccio played at home. Prior to that result Troyes won their away game at Guingamp. The scoreline was 1-0.
Troyes are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Troyes's manager L. Batlles has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Troyes - Clermont 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Clermont, 2 draws and 5 wins for Troyes. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Grbic 11 goals |   B. Kouyate 5 goals |  F. Tardieu 4 goals |
Clermont missing players
Troyes missing players
| Clermont | Troyes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 63% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 11% | 42% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 47% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 203 | 102 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 74 | 194 |
| 80 | 43 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 34 | 83 |
| 25% | 23% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 27% |
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 at home.
- Troyes has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Troyes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lens | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Lorient | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Troyes | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Valenciennes | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Nancy | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Rodez | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Le Mans | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Chambly | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Chateauroux | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Niort | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Paris | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Orleans | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 13 |