Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Olympique Marseille (8th, 50 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Clermont (18th, 25 pts). The last five rounds placed Olympique Marseille 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Clermont were scoring 0.76 and conceding 1.76, Olympique Marseille 1.53 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Clermont's winless run stood at 6.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Clermont have 1 win to Olympique Marseille's 5, with 0 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
Stade Gabriel Montpied in Clermont-Ferrand, capacity 11,980, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Olympique Marseille led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 1-5.