There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligue 2 table so far. Here's the Valenciennes - Clermont latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Valenciennes form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.
Valenciennes shared the glory with Troyes in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Valenciennes drew at home versus Sochaux.
Valenciennes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Valenciennes have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Clermont form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 2 home defeat versus Ajaccio with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Chambly at their stadium, the result 3-0.
Clermont have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. Clermont are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Valenciennes three wins, one draw and Clermont six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chevalier 3 goals |   Y. Magnin 2 goals | J. Allevinah 2 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Clermont missing players
| Valenciennes | Clermont | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 | 40 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 46 | 89 |
| 21 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 18 | 38 |
| 29% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 24% |
- Clermont have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Clermont haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Valenciennes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Paris | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Troyes | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Caen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Niort | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Clermont | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Dunkerque | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Nancy | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Amiens SC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Rodez | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Pau | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Chambly | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 5 |