Stade Francis Le Basser hosts a fixture carrying significant weight in the lower reaches of Ligue 2, as Laval welcome Clermont Foot to what is a meeting between the two sides currently occupying the bottom two positions in the 18-team table.
Laval sit 18th with five points from eight matches, recording one win, two draws and five defeats. Their goals record stands at 10 scored and 17 conceded. Form has been difficult, with just one point taken from their last five matches — a run that includes four defeats, most recently a 3-2 loss at Pau.
Clermont Foot are one place and one point above them in 17th, on six points from eight matches. They are without a win this season, having drawn six and lost two, with six goals scored and nine conceded. Their recent form, however, shows greater solidity: four points from their last five matches, a sequence built largely on draws, though it was interrupted by a 3-2 home defeat to RED Star FC 93.
The head-to-head record between these two sides adds further context. Their most recent meeting, in January 2026, ended in a 4-1 victory for Clermont Foot. The sides also met in August 2025, when the match finished goalless.
With both clubs sitting in the bottom two of the Ligue 2 table and separated by a single point after eight matches, the standings make clear how much is at stake in this fixture. Kick-off is at 18:00 UTC on Friday, 16 October 2026.