Clermont Foot v Metz prediction

Ligue 2 · Fri, 04 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT · Stade Gabriel Montpied

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Clermont Foot v Metz, Ligue 2 on Fri, 04 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Clermont Foot host Metz in Ligue 2 on Friday 4 December (kick-off 19:00 UK).

The key numbers

Metz have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Metz are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Clermont Foot, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

Four of Clermont Foot’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in nine of Clermont Foot’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Clermont Foot have two wins, five draws and two defeats in their last 9 home matches in all competitions — 1.22 points per game, scoring 0.67 and conceding 0.78. Clermont Foot have scored 11 goals, the third-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games). Clermont Foot have conceded 15 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Nine of Metz’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 11 of Metz’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). Away from home, Metz have one win, four draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.29. Metz have scored 20 goals, the fourth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games). Metz have conceded 19 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Clermont Foot (15th) and Metz (seventh) are six points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Metz the stronger side, 183 rating points above Clermont Foot (Metz 1579, Clermont Foot 1396, after at least 123 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 8 February 2025, finished Metz 3–1 Clermont Foot.

Team news

Predicted Clermont Foot XI (4-1-4-1): T. Guivarch, Y. Salmier, E. Kabeya, I. Coulibaly, I. M'Bahia, R. Kouamé, F. Bianchini, J. Sambia, E. Cantero, J. Grillot, C. Okou — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, F. Bianchini (4.3 per match over eight appearances, four goals and one assist) and V. N'Simba (3.4 per match over 10 appearances, two assists) have been Clermont Foot’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Clermont Foot (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), F. Bianchini averages 1.1 key passes per 90 over 635 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last eight appearances. V. N'Simba averages 1.8 tackles per 90 over 860 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Metz XI (5-4-1): J. Fischer, C. Devenish, B. Sarr, U. Mboula, F. Miguel, J. Ruiz, J. Deminguet, T. Savanier, I. Mohamed, G. Abuashvili, P. Fall — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, T. Savanier (5.8 per match over nine appearances, three goals and two assists) and Pape Moussa Fall (5.0 per match over 11 appearances, eight goals and one assist) have been Metz’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Metz (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), T. Savanier averages 3.2 key passes per 90 over 681 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last nine appearances. Pape Moussa Fall averages 2.5 shots per 90 over 932 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Fri, 04 Dec 2026 19:00 GMT · Ligue 2 · Stade Gabriel Montpied
Head-to-head (last 6): Clermont Foot 0 · draws 3 · Metz 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Clermont Foot 1W 2D 2L · Metz 2W 1D 2L

Clermont Foot v Metz (Ligue 2): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 2

Goals

against 1.38 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 5.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 1.75

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Clermont Foot for / against	Line	Metz for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.38 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot Goalkeeper

Clermont Foot — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. Guivarch	12	901080 min	352.9 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90

Clermont Foot — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Clermont Foot before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Guivarch n 8	90	3.4 7/5

Clermont Foot Defensive

Clermont Foot — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Y. Salmier	12	901080 min	121 /90	151.3 /90	110.9 /90	383.2 /90	181.5 /90	10.1 /90
E. Kabeya	10	90900 min	131.3 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	474.7 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
V. N'Simba	10	86860 min	171.8 /90	101 /90	30.3 /90	464.8 /90	80.8 /90	30.3 /90
I. Coulibaly	10	75745 min	30.4 /90	70.8 /90	40.5 /90	334 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90
J. Sambia	10	53526 min	91.5 /90	30.5 /90	00 /90	325.5 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
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Clermont Foot — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Clermont Foot before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Salmier n 8	90	1.8 8/4	0.5 4/0	—
T. Guivarch n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1	—
E. Kabeya n 8	90	0.5 4/0	1.4 6/2	—
V. N'Simba n 8	85.9	0.9 5/2	1.6 6/4	—
I. Coulibaly n 8	88.9	0.6 3/1	2.8 8/7	—
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Clermont Foot — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Clermont Foot before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Salmier n 8	90	0.9 6/1
E. Kabeya n 8	90	1.4 6/3
V. N'Simba n 8	85.9	1.8 6/4
I. Coulibaly n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0
C. Okou n 8	59.3	0.2 1/0
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Clermont Foot Attacking

Clermont Foot — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Okou	10	58577 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	91.4 /90	40.6 /90	50.8 /90	50.8 /90
O. Diop	8	50397 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.4 /90	20.5 /90	40.9 /90	92 /90
E. Cantero	8	46367 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	71.7 /90	30.7 /90	51.2 /90	51.2 /90
M. Douane	5	36178 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	31.5 /90	63 /90
Luís Semedo	4	42166 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.7 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Clermont Foot — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Clermont Foot before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Salmier n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Guivarch n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Kabeya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. N'Simba n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
I. Coulibaly n 8	88.9	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Clermont Foot — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Clermont Foot before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Salmier n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Guivarch n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Kabeya n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. N'Simba n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
I. Coulibaly n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Metz

Metz Goalkeeper

Metz — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Fischer	11	90990 min	383.5 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90
P. Sy	1	9090 min	55 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Metz — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Metz before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Fischer n 8	90	3.5 8/6
P. Sy n 8	90	3.8 6/5

Metz Defensive

Metz — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Devenish	12	891069 min	110.9 /90	262.2 /90	20.2 /90	332.8 /90	80.7 /90	30.3 /90
F. Miguel	11	73808 min	70.8 /90	111.2 /90	20.2 /90	414.6 /90	232.6 /90	20.2 /90
B. Sarr	10	85848 min	101.1 /90	70.7 /90	40.4 /90	333.5 /90	91 /90	10.1 /90
J. Ruiz	8	84668 min	121.6 /90	70.9 /90	20.3 /90	324.3 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90
U. Mboula	6	78467 min	30.6 /90	163.1 /90	30.6 /90	193.7 /90	30.6 /90	00 /90
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Metz — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Metz before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Devenish n 8	88.6	0.8 5/1	0.8 4/1	—
J. Deminguet n 8	82.1	1.9 6/5	2.1 7/4	—
J. Fischer n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
Pape Moussa Fall n 8	90	1.3 7/3	2.5 8/6	—
F. Miguel n 8	67.3	3 7/5	2.7 8/4	—
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Metz — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Metz before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Devenish n 8	88.6	0.6 4/1
J. Deminguet n 8	82.1	1.6 7/3
Pape Moussa Fall n 8	90	0.3 1/1
F. Miguel n 8	67.3	0.8 5/0
B. Sarr n 8	83.5	0.9 4/3
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Metz Attacking

Metz — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Pape Moussa Fall	11	85932 min	80.8 /90	10.1 /90	262.5 /90	151.4 /90	80.8 /90	50.5 /90
N. Mbala	7	55382 min	00 /90	00 /90	81.9 /90	10.2 /90	61.4 /90	20.5 /90
Ibou Sané	5	32158 min	00 /90	00 /90	63.4 /90	21.1 /90	31.7 /90	21.1 /90
A. Mbodj	3	62187 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90
M. Bokele Mputu	1	2424 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.8 /90	311.3 /90
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Metz — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Metz before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Devenish n 8	88.6	0.6 5/0	0.1 1/0
J. Deminguet n 8	82.1	1.9 6/4	0.7 4/1
J. Fischer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pape Moussa Fall n 8	90	2 6/5	1.1 4/4
F. Miguel n 8	67.3	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
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Metz — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Metz before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Devenish n 8	88.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Deminguet n 8	82.1	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
J. Fischer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pape Moussa Fall n 8	90	0.8 3/2	0.1 1/0
F. Miguel n 8	67.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Clermont Foot v Metz — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Clermont FootLDLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

MetzLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Clermont Foot 0 · 3 draws · Metz 3 · 2 goals/game

2025-02-08 Metz 3–1 Clermont Foot
2024-11-22 Clermont Foot 1–1 Metz
2024-03-10 Metz 1–0 Clermont Foot
2024-01-05 Metz 1–1 Clermont Foot
2023-08-27 Clermont Foot 0–1 Metz
2022-04-17 Metz 1–1 Clermont Foot

League standing · 2026/27

Clermont Foot#15 pos11 pts12 pl-4 GD

Metz#7 pos17 pts12 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Clermont Foot scored0.92

Metz scored1.67

Clermont Foot conceded1.25

Metz conceded1.58

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What is the head-to-head record between Clermont Foot and Metz?: In their last 6 meetings, Clermont Foot won 0, Metz won 3 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
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