National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brest or Lens that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Brest form and stats
Last season, Brest's Coupe de France journey ended in the round of 16.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Brest have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stade Francis-Le Ble.
Brest shared the glory with Toulouse in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Before that, Brest drew at home versus Lille.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Brest here at Stade Francis-Le Ble in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Lens form and stats
Lens was sent out of Coupe de France in the round of 16 last season.3-5-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lens in their Ligue 1 matches away.
Lens had fun at their own home (Stade Francis-Le Ble) last time out, beating Auxerre 1-0. Frankowski scored. Midfielder Frankowski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.21. Frankowski scored one goal, hit three key passes and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Strasbourg.Lens have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Lens as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brest five wins, two draws and Lens three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 9 goals |  F. Sotoca 6 goals |  W. Saïd 5 goals |
Brest missing players
Lens missing players
| Brest | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 13 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | Monaco | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 5 | Rennes | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Lille | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Lorient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 8 |
