Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Troyes (1st, 67 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Clermont (13th, 37 pts). Clermont ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Troyes were scoring 1.76 and conceding 0.97, Clermont 1.12 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Troyes, 1 draw and 4 for Clermont, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Complexe Sportif de l'Aube N° 2 - Terrain du Bas (capacity 20,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Troyes: Kandet Diawara (78'), Martin Adeline (81') · Clermont: Abdoul Kader Bamba (51')
Key stats
Possession: Troyes 58% · Clermont 42% · Total shots: 13-5 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 6-1