Match details. Ligue 2, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Sat 10 Oct, 13:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand. The referee is Leprodhomme·Tifenn.
What's at stake. Clermont Foot are 17th on 6 points after 7 games, level on points with Boulogne, 1 point clear of Laval. A win would take them above Boulogne. Red Star FC are 3rd on 14 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Montpellier, 1 point clear of Reims. A win would take them above Montpellier.
Form. Clermont Foot have won two, drawn seven and lost one of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D D D. Red Star FC have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L D.
The numbers. Clermont Foot score 0.5 and concede 0.3 a game in their last six at home, with four clean sheets and three games without a goal. Clermont Foot average 7.2 shots (2.6 on target), 4.4 corners and 1.5 cards a game, with 52% of the ball. Red Star FC score two and concede 0.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. Red Star FC average 13.3 shots (5.3 on target), 6.1 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 53% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Clermont Foot have won two, drawn five and lost three. Four of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, three were drawn and Red Star FC won one. The last time they met, on 20 Mar 2026, it finished Clermont Foot 0-1 Red Star FC: Clermont Foot had 9 shots to 9, 48% of the ball, four yellow cards.
The read. Red Star FC to win. A tight game. Red Star FC are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour Red Star FC. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 31%. Six of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Under 3.5 Goals at 1.27, 76% on the records (Clermont Foot: under 3.5 goals in 6 of 6 at home; Red Star FC: under 3.5 goals in 3 of 5 away). Backup: Under 4.5 Goals at 1.10. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Red Star FC Over 0.5 goals (Clermont Foot's own games don't back it (2 of 6)); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Clermont Foot 0-1 Red Star FC (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).