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Clermont Foot v Metz : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 22nd Nov, 19:00 BST, Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont Foot and their manager Sebastien Bichard will be hoping for victory against Stéphane Le Mignan and his Metz side on Friday evening, as the pair meet at the Stade Gabriel Montpied in the Ligue 2. Stats drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Click on the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to win this match, but does appear clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Clermont and Metz have delivered plenty of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Friday evening, and the bookies have it priced at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 38% chance of Metz coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Clermont
34%
5/2
5%
23/10
Draw
28%
11/521/10
Metz
38%
23/20
2%
21/20
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Metz 1-0
11%
11/25/1
Clermont 1-0
10%
17/27/1
Draw 0-0
9%
7/16/1
Metz 2-1
8%
17/2
6%
7/1
Clermont 2-1
8%
12/110/1
Metz 2-0
7%
17/215/2
Clermont 2-0
6%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Metz 3-1
3%
18/114/1
Clermont 3-1
3%
33/120/1
Metz 3-0
3%
18/114/1
Clermont 3-0
2%
40/125/1
Metz 3-2
2%
33/120/1
Clermont 3-2
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
6/511/10
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
13/203/5
Home 1st Goal
46%
6/4
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/6-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1-
BTTS - Yes
49%
10/1119/20
BTTS - No
51%
4/53/4
BTTS - Home Win
14%
7/16/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/27/2
BTTS - Away Win
16%
4/1
5%
18/5
Home/draw
62%
4/6
2%
7/10
Away/draw
66%
2/72/7
Home/away
72%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
4/114/11
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
2/117/10
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
3/127/10
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/91/5
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
8/16/1
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/141/18
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/501/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1
13%
6/1
Home DNB
53%
6/4
5%
29/20
Away DNB
58%
1/2
4%
1/2
Clermont win to nil
20%
9/2
8%
-
Metz win to nil
22%
12/5-
Clermont / Clermont
14%
5/19/2
Clermont / Metz
3%
25/120/1
Clermont / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Clermont
11%
13/26/1
Draw / Metz
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Draw
18%
15/417/5
Metz / Clermont
3%
33/125/1
Metz / Metz
24%
5/223/10
Metz / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table

Clermont have played 13 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Clermont have conceded 11 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Clermont have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Metz lay in 4th place on 24 points in the Ligue 2 league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Metz have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Metz have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Clermont
Metz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paris FC138321127 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
Jan 18
w
 
1-2F
2
Lorient138231126 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
3
Dunkerque13814425 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
Dec 9
Mar 15
4
Metz 13733924 
Nov 22
Feb 8
-
-
5
Annecy13643322 
May 3
Dec 6
Mar 8
Dec 14
6
Amiens13625220 
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-2F
Mar 1
7
Guingamp13616219 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
8
Grenoble13526217 
Mar 15
l
 
3-0A
Jan 25
l
 
2-0A
9
Lavallois13445216 
Jan 18
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
May 10
10
Bastia12372016 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Feb 1
11
Pau13445-416 
d
 
2-2F
Apr 12
Jan 3
Apr 26
12
Rodez13436215 
Dec 13
May 10
May 3
w
 
1-3F
13
Clermont 13436-315 
-
-
Feb 8
Nov 22
14
Caen13427-314 
Mar 1
Jan 3
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
15
Ajaccio12426-314 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
16
Troyes13427-614 
Apr 19
w
 
0-1F
Mar 29
l
 
2-1A
17
Red Star13427-1114 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 26
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
18
Martigues13238-189 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
w
 
6-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Clermont 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Metz 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Clermont since 2016
Clermont
Metz
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
CLE
1
D
1
MET
2
League games at Metz since 2015
Metz
Clermont
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
CLE
1
D
2
MET
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Metz of late. It has been 5 Ligue 2 matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against Clermont Foot.

Clermont 13th Metz 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Clermont will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Clermont have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-3
Metz’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/279834/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Clermont
PG (predicted goals)
Metz
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
CLE
MET
39%
better
view stats
Games scored6
11
Failed to score7
2
Scored first5
8
Goals scored12
21
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
16
Avg. XG for1
0.8
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
CLE
MET
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
9
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded15
12
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
8
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.5
KickOff rating
+19%

Clermont v Metz Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Clermont Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13224
D SilvaH SaivetH KeïtaH Keïta
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Silva DEF1311
1
-
H Saivet MID1321
-
M Douane FWD132
2
-
C Konaté DEF12
2
-
H Keïta MID1212
3
1
M Bassouamina FWD12
1
-
M Ndiaye GLK11
1
1
B Diallo DEF11
3
-
Y Magnin MID111
2
-
A. Ackra MID11
3
-
O. Diop FWD112
1
-
J Jacquet DEF101
1
-
T Carpini MID101
2
-
Y Armougom DEF8
3
-
J. Mwimba Isala DEF6
-
Y Diaby FWD6
-
A Maurer MID4
-
T Guivarch GLK3
-
M. Bouchenna FWD21
-
I. M'Bahia DEF1
1
M. Inchaud FWD1
-
M. Toure FWD1
-
Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13825
G HeinC SabalyP DialloM Udol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Oukidja GLK13
-
G Hein FWD1341
2
-
C Sabaly FWD1381
1
-
A Jallow FWD1311
1
-
I Traoré DEF1221
1
-
J Deminguet MID12
1
-
M Udol DEF1131
5
-
S. Sané DEF11
2
-
K Kouao DEF11
2
-
M Colin DEF10
3
-
P Diallo FWD1012
-
J Asoro FWD91
-
I. Sane FWD911
2
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD8
-
S Elisor FWD72
-
F Candé DEF61
1
-
J N'Duquidi MID6
-
A. Touré MID5
-
A Lô DEF4
-
K Kerkhof DEF2
1
-
P Sy GLK1
-