Match Report
Olympique Lyonnais, 6th with 53 points, sat 28 points above Clermont (18th, 25). Olympique Lyonnais had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, Clermont ran at 0.76 scored and 1.76 conceded, Olympique Lyonnais at 1.44 and 1.62.
Clermont had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Olympique Lyonnais, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Clermont wins, 1 for Olympique Lyonnais, 1 draw, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand (capacity 11,980). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.