Paris vs Clermont: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Sébastien-Charléty (20000 seats)

A key match in Ligue 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Paris in 5th position and Clermont placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals (20) 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 Paris and Clermont.

Paris are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Clermont are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Paris form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Sébastien-Charléty as Paris have scored 25 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 9-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Paris tasted defeat here at Stade Sébastien-Charléty, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Paris manager R. Girard and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Rodez (placed 13th) in the Ligue 2. In the match before that, Paris hosted Troyes and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Paris have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 17 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost six.

There will be little rest for Paris after this match as they are travelling to Guingamp for a Ligue 2 game in only four days.

The Paris fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 league matches. Paris's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Clermont form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Clermont, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2, playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. Clermont has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Clermont's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Le Havre that finished 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Amiens SC.

As mentioned above, Clermont drew the match against Le Havre. Manager P. Gastien brought on Jordan Tell to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Clermont in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Clermont, two draws and three defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Clermont have scored 20 goals in 16 league games away. Clermont are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Clermont - Paris 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Paris wins - draws - Clermont wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ClermontM. Bayo
M. Bayo
18 goals
ClermontJ. Dossou
J. Dossou
11 goals
ClermontJ. Allevinah
J. Allevinah
10 goals

Paris missing players

Clermont missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Paris Clermont
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 3 Played P 3 16 33
15 9 1 Won W 1 6 17
11 5 1 Drew D 0 4 9
7 2 1 Lost L 2 6 7
46 25 3 Scored S 3 20 52
34 16 4 Conceded C 4 13 20
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
70% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 56% 64%
42% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 39%
21% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 19% 18%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 12%
48% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 27%
36% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 44% 58%
24% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.3 1.4
7 2 2 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.5 10.1 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 11.6
4 4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.2 4.9
35% 39% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the most clean sheets (19) in Ligue 2
  • Clermont have the the best goal difference (+32) in Ligue 2

  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 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 31 10 10 11 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 15 4 3 8 14 21 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 35 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 28
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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 Troyes 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 31 10 10 11 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 15 4 3 8 14 21 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 35 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 28
20 Châteauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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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.