Led for a long time on his lawn in Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont snatched a draw against Rodez (1-1). Despite Clermont's clear domination in the first period, Hakim Abdallah opened the scoring for the visitors at the end of the first period (45th + 3). Manhandled after the break, Laurent Batlles' players ended up equalizing thanks to Yadaly Diaby (89th), who entered in the 63rd minute. If Clermont avoided defeat, it slipped in the ranking from 13th to 14th place when Rodez fell from 9th to 11th.