Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — LOSC Lille 4th with 59 points, Clermont 18th with 25, 34 apart. LOSC Lille's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: LOSC Lille 1.53 scored and 1 conceded per game, Clermont 0.76 and 1.76, with the league averaging 1.35.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for LOSC Lille, 2 draws and 1 for Clermont, at 1.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, capacity 50,210, hosted the game. LOSC Lille led 4-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 4-0.