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Clermont Foot
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 16
Dec 1, 2021 at 8pm UK
Stade Gabriel Montpied
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Clermont
2 - 2
Lens

Magnin (41'), Bayo (65')
Gastien (9'), Ogier (38'), Gastien (62'), Hamel (81'), Gastien (85'), Dossou (86')
Diaby (84')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Gastien (12' og.), Fofana (47')
Danso (15'), Haidara (36'), Clauss (56'), Frankowski (69'), Jean (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Ligue 1 clash between Clermont and Lens, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Clermont 0-2 Lens

While Lens are far from their best, they meet a Clermont side lacking any confidence and should be able to get over the line. Since the rapid start, the hosts have struggled to adjust to life in the top flight, and we see them being brushed aside by a strong Lens team. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Clermont win with a probability of 40.07%. A win for Lens had a probability of 33.12% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Clermont win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (7.16%). The likeliest Lens win was 0-1 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.74%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
ClermontDrawLens
40.07%26.81%33.12%
Both teams to score 51.08%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.03%53.97%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.58%75.41%
Clermont Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.58%26.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.42%61.58%
Lens Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.42%30.58%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.19%66.81%
Score Analysis
    Clermont 40.06%
    Lens 33.12%
    Draw 26.81%
ClermontDrawLens
1-0 @ 10.75%
2-1 @ 8.48%
2-0 @ 7.16%
3-1 @ 3.76%
3-0 @ 3.18%
3-2 @ 2.23%
4-1 @ 1.25%
4-0 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 40.06%
1-1 @ 12.74%
0-0 @ 8.08%
2-2 @ 5.02%
Other @ 0.97%
Total : 26.81%
0-1 @ 9.57%
1-2 @ 7.55%
0-2 @ 5.67%
1-3 @ 2.98%
0-3 @ 2.24%
2-3 @ 1.98%
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 33.12%

How you voted: Clermont vs Lens

Clermont
Draw
Lens
Clermont
20.7%
Draw
19.0%
Lens
60.3%
58
Head to Head
Jan 25, 2020 2pm
Gameweek 21
Lens
1-1
Clermont
Jean (71')
Doucoure (15'), Cahuzac (32')
Grbic (56')
Gomis (39'), Hountondji (86')
Aug 27, 2019 8.05pm
Second Round
Lens
2-2
Clermont
Lens win 5-4 on penalties
Sotoca (43'), Mesloub (61' pen.)
Mauricio (86'), Doucoure (90')
Rajot (12'), Gonzalez (48')
Zedadka (45'), Cissokho (85'), Jeannin (86')
Zedadka (95')
Aug 10, 2019 2pm
Gameweek 3
Clermont
1-1
Lens
Grbic (60' pen.)
Gastien (35'), Hountondji (77')
Mauricio (88' pen.)
Michelin (6'), Sotoca (51')
May 4, 2019 2pm
Gameweek 36
Lens
1-0
Clermont
Banza (80')
Mesloub (44')
Duverne (23')

Ogier (34'), Gastien (74'), Berthomier (88')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CParis Saint-GermainPSG33256289345581
2Marseille33195970452562
3MonacoMonaco33187863372661
4Nice33169860411957
5Lille33169850351557
6StrasbourgStrasbourg33169854411357
7Lyon331661163461754
8Brest33155135253-150
9Lens33147123839-149
10Auxerre33119134748-142
11Rennes33132184946341
12Toulouse33109144141039
13Angers33106173251-1936
14Reims3389163245-1333
15NantesNantes33712143652-1633
16Le HavreLe Havre3394203769-3231
17Saint-EtienneSt Etienne3386193774-3730
RMontpellier HSCMontpellier3344252376-5316


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