Match Report
37 points for Clermont (13th), 40 for Guingamp (11th): a 3-point gap. Clermont's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Clermont ran at 1.12 scored and 1.29 conceded, Guingamp at 1.24 and 1.44.
Guingamp arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 4 Clermont wins, 2 for Guingamp, 1 draw, at 3.57 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Stade Gabriel Montpied (capacity 11,980). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Clermont: Henri Saivet (72')
Key stats
Possession: Clermont 41% · Guingamp 59% · Total shots: 19-17 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 4-3