Clermont Foot vs RED Star FC 93 Prediction

Right, folks, The Big O is back, and I'm hunting for goals in this one. Clermont Foot host RED Star FC 93 in Ligue 2 on 10 October, and the numbers tell me this is a fixture where the visitors are coming in with fire in their belly.

Let's start with the visitors. RED Star FC 93 are on a three-game winning run — 3–1 at Guingamp, 1–0 at home to Metz, and 2–1 at Laval — and they've scored in every one of their last five matches. That's 8 goals in 5 games, 1.6 per game, and they've only conceded 7. Their away record over 20 games shows 8 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, with 1.35 goals scored per game. In their last 10 across all venues, they've won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3, scoring 1.5 per game. This is a side that's clicking, and they score.

Now, the home side. Clermont Foot have been... let's call it "quiet." In their last five matches, they've drawn four and lost one, with two of those draws being 0–0. They've scored just 5 goals in 5 games and conceded 6. Their home record over 20 games is 6 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, with 1.05 goals scored per game and 0.8 conceded. In their last 10, 8 of those games finished under 2.5 goals. I'm not a fan of nil-nils — life's too short for them — but the numbers say Clermont's home end is a low-scoring affair.

The head-to-head is limited but telling. In the last 12 months, these two met twice: at Clermont's ground in March 2026, RED Star won 1–0, and at RED Star's ground in November 2025, they drew 2–2. The older meetings — a 1–1 in 2025, a 1–1 in 2024, and a 0–4 in 2019 — are historical and don't carry much weight for current form.

So here's the tension: RED Star are scoring like they're on a mission, but Clermont's home record is a wall of low scores. The question is whether RED Star's form is enough to break through and whether Clermont can find the net. The answer, I think, leans toward yes on both counts. RED Star have failed to score in only 1 of their last 10 games, and 5 of their last 20 away games saw them go blank. Clermont, for all their quietness, have scored in 12 of their last 20 home games, and in 3 of their last 5.

Key Points:

• RED Star FC 93 are on a 3-game winning run and have scored in all 5 of their last 5 matches

• Clermont Foot's home record over 20 games shows 14 of 20 finished under 2.5 goals

• In the last 12 months, RED Star won 1–0 at this venue and the reverse fixture was a 2–2 draw

• RED Star's away record: 8W 4D 8L over 20 games, scoring 1.35 per game

• Clermont have scored in 3 of their last 5 matches and 6 of their last 10

My verdict: I'm going with both teams to score. The Big O loves a game where both ends light up, and the evidence says RED Star will find the net — they always do — and Clermont, for all their quietness, have a reasonable chance of chipping in at home.