Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Paris (2nd, 69 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Clermont (16th, 33 pts). Clermont had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Paris 1.62 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, Clermont 0.88 and 1.35, with the league averaging 1.29.
10 games without a win framed Clermont's arrival. Paris had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Clermont, 2.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Paris have 2 wins to Clermont's 2, with 1 draw, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Stade Sébastien-Charléty in Paris, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Paris led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Paris: Mathieu Cafaro (8'), Moustapha Mbow (51')