4th position in the Ligue 2 table for Clermont so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 7th-placed Valenciennes visits Stade Gabriel Montpied.
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 Valenciennes.
Clermont form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Clermont have to build on here at Stade Gabriel Montpied in the Ligue 2. Clermont haven’t lost a game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Le Mans, 97 days ago. Ever since the Le Mans game Clermont has been unbeatable here at Stade Gabriel Montpied producing five straight wins.
The Clermont supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Valenciennes in Ligue 2 and win 3-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Auxerre that finished 0-0.
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 twelve games) they have won one time, drawn eight and lost three.
Clermont are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Clermont have conceded 12 goals.
Valenciennes form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valenciennes in their Ligue 2 matches away.
Two away games in a row for Valenciennes, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Clermont in the Ligue 2. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Guingamp.
Valenciennes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, five draws and five defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
The attacking power of Valenciennes when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 11 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Valenciennes - Clermont 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Clermont victories, one draw and three Valenciennes wins. four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Grbic 16 goals |   T. Chevalier 11 goals |  J. Berthomier 4 goals |
Clermont missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Clermont | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 23 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 21% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 5 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 261 | 142 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 89 | 229 |
| 102 | 58 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 29 | 69 |
| 29% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 26% |
- Clermont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes 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 at home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals (13)
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Valenciennes has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Lorient | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Clermont | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Troyes | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Nancy | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Caen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Chambly | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Rodez | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Niort | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Paris | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 18 |
| 20 | Orléans | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 16 |