France - Ligue 2Data current as of 16 July 2026

Le Mans vs Clermont: match statistics

Le Mans crest
Le Mans
1 : 0half-time 0:0
Clermont crest
Clermont

Le Mans vs Clermont: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Le Mans play Clermont in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 17 April 2026 at 20:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Le Mans: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Clermont: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Le Mans scores 1.47 and concedes 0.91 goals per match. Clermont scores 1.12 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Le Mans 50%, Clermont 59%. Over 2.5: Le Mans 35%, Clermont 47%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Le Mans has higher xG: 1.33 vs 1.17. Le Mans: 11.2 shots per match, Clermont: 10.7.

Match halves

Le Mans: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.74. Clermont: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Le Mans: 76-90+ (14 goals). Clermont: 46-60 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Le Mans is the favorite in this match: they sit 3rd in the table, win 53% of home games, concede only 0.47 goals per game at home and keep a clean sheet in 67% of matches. The hosts are in very good form — in the last 5 matches they recorded 4 wins and 1 draw, scoring 15 goals (3.0 per game) and collecting 13 points from five fixtures. Clermont are 14th, have only a 20% win rate away, haven’t won in their last 5 (0-2-3), scored 5 goals (1.0 per game) and gathered just 2 points, and concede on average 1.6 goals away. At home Le Mans averages 12.07 shots and 4.2 shots on target with an xG of 1.41, while Clermont on the road average 9.73 shots, 2.93 on target and xG 1.03, which indicates more chances and higher expected opportunities for the hosts. Considering the superior defense (0.47 vs 1.6 goals conceded), the xG advantage (1.41 vs 1.03) and form (13 vs 2 points from the last 5), I back a Le Mans win; a draw or Clermont victory are considerably less likely.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Le MansClermont
13Shots10
Le MansClermont
6Shots on target1
Le MansClermont
1.65xG0.85
Le MansClermont
6Corners4
Le MansClermont
55Dangerous attacks20
Le MansClermont
24Fouls8
Le MansClermont
1Cards1
Le MansClermont

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.47Goals scored / match1.12
Le MansClermont
0.91Goals conceded / match1.29
Le MansClermont
49%Average possession50%
Le MansClermont
4.41Shots on target / match3.35
Le MansClermont

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.18Shots per match10.68
Le MansClermont
4.41Shots on target3.35
Le MansClermont
13.2%Shot conversion10.5%
Le MansClermont
49%Possession50%
Le MansClermont
1.33xG for1.17
Le MansClermont
1.07xG against1.44
Le MansClermont

Shooting quality

Le Mans: Efficient finishingClermont: Balanced
Le MansClermont
Accuracy (shots on target)39%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Le Mans is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Le Mans · 1.6 pts / match - Clermont

Le Mans
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W41% R12% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-14-4
1.82 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-6-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
DWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 0.77BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
Clermont
DLDWW
Season result split
26% W29% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-15
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-9
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Le Mans is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

1.47 goals / match - Le Mans · 1.12 goals / match - Clermont

Le Mans is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.91 goals / match - Le Mans · 1.29 goals / match - Clermont

Le Mans scoring profile: very strong

Le Mans scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Clermont keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

Clermont scoring profile: strong

Clermont scores in 71% of matches (24 of 34 matches), while Le Mans keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

50Goals scored (season)38
Le MansClermont
31Goals conceded (season)44
Le MansClermont
2.38Average goals in match2.41
Le MansClermont
5Goals scored (last 5)6
Le MansClermont
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
Le MansClermont

How often they score at least...

82%1 goal71%
Le MansClermont
38%2 goals32%
Le MansClermont
18%3 goals6%
Le MansClermont
9%4 goals3%
Le MansClermont

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal82%
Le MansClermont
24%2 goals32%
Le MansClermont
9%3 goals9%
Le MansClermont
3%4 goals6%
Le MansClermont

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time21%
Le MansClermont
15%BTTS in both halves3%
Le MansClermont
29%Scored in both halves9%
Le MansClermont

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Le MansClermont
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Le MansClermont
40%BTTS - last 560%
Le MansClermont

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Le MansClermont
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Le MansClermont
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Le MansClermont

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Le MansClermont
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
Le MansClermont
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Le MansClermont

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Le Mans is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.68 pts / match - Le Mans · 1.12 pts / match - Clermont

Le Mans - half-time state
35% leading62% draw3% trailing
Clermont - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.68Points per match (1st half)1.12
Le MansClermont
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Le MansClermont
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
Le MansClermont
1.03Average goals (1st half)1.06
Le MansClermont
74%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Le MansClermont
47%No goal before half-time68%
Le MansClermont

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per match (2nd half)1.26
Le MansClermont
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Le MansClermont
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.68
Le MansClermont
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.35
Le MansClermont
56%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Le MansClermont
41%No goal after half-time53%
Le MansClermont

Le Mans - second-half results

32% W47% R21% P
57
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Clermont - second-half results

32% W29% R38% P
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Le Mans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match1.00.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Clermont - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Le Mans
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
10
5
16-30
12
3
31-45
5
9
46-60
6
4
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Clermont
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
8
5
16-30
4
9
31-45
9
6
46-60
7
6
61-75
7
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Le Mans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Clermont

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

Le MansLigaClermont
Average goals in match 2.382.53 2.41
Both teams scored 50%52% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%47% 47%
Clean sheets 44%30% 18%
Goal before half-time 56%67% 56%
Goal after half-time 71%73% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+7%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Le Mans 0 - 1 - 0 Clermont. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Clermont Foot 63
1 : 1
Le Mans FC

FAQ

What was the result of Le Mans vs Clermont?

The Ligue 2 match finished Le Mans 1:0 Clermont. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Le Mans vs Clermont?

Le Mans score 1.47 goals per game on average and Clermont 1.12. The Ligue 2 average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Le Mans's matches and 59% of Clermont's.

What form are Le Mans and Clermont in?

Over the last 5 games Le Mans have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Clermont 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Le Mans vs Clermont?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.