Caen vs Clermont betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Ligue 2 match on January 03th, 2025

Caen and Clermont will on Friday, January 03th, 2025 at 19:00h (UTC), play in a Ligue 2 football game in France, check the Caen vs Clermont betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Caen vs Clermont will occur

The game will be played in the small Stade Michel d'Ornano stadium, in the city of Caen, with a capacity for 2000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Caen vs Clermont betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Ligue 2 has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.5 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Caen last match

In the last match played, Caen met Guingamp, in a match valid for the Coupe de France. The match ended in a loss by 2-1. The coach N. Seube's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 4.33 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

Clermont last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Coupe de France, Clermont, who used a 4-3-1-2 formation, faced the Sochaux team with a final score of 0-0.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.10.

Caen vs Clermont h2h

Caen was in 18th place when they last went head-to-head in Ligue 2 against Clermont, who was in 2nd place. Caen formed a 4-1-4-1 arrangement while Clermont took to the pitch with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 15-05-2021. On that occasion they were playing for the 2020/2021 season of the Ligue 2, and the match ended with a 2-1 win for Caen.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Caen

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Ranking in 16th place in the Ligue 2, Caen enters this match with 15 points, 4 wins, 9 losses, 3 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

Which means that Ajaccio team, at position 17, is in close pursuit with the same score, in the 17th round.

Caen analysis

Currently, Caen has a tally of 18 goals scored and 24 goals against, at the end of round 16 of Ligue 2.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Ligue 2, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Caen average number of shots on goal is 3.56 per match, and this is another important indicator that tells us that the team certainly does not have an irresistible attack, and therefore scores little.

The Caen team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 55.44%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

While Clermont has only managed to convert 14 of their 1583 attacks into goals, Caen has been much more successful with 1693 attacks and 18 goals.

Best goalscorer from Caen

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Alexandre Mendy. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Caen avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Clermont

Ligue 2 leaderboard now

Clermont arrives in this game with 17 points, and in 15th place in the Ligue 2, having won 4 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 17th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to the Red Star team which is just above, in 14th place.

Clermont analysis

Clermont shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 14 made and 19 conceded after 16 rounds of the league.

Clermont is currently struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This suggests that their attacking play needs to be improved, with a focus on creating better opportunities and converting them into goals.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.88 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Clermont

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Maïdine Douane. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Clermont, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Taking into consideration that Clermont scores an average of 0.43 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.04 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.88 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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