National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Clermont or Grenoble Foot 38 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Clermont and Grenoble Foot 38.
Clermont form and stats
Clermont participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 7th round.21 points is a decent return from 10 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Gabriel Montpied for Clermont. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Clermont has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Gabriel Montpied. We remember; it was Guingamp.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Clermont, as their goalkeeper Mehdi Jeannin has completely shut out the opponents for 373 minutes in the Ligue 2.
Clermont's last game was hosting Dunkerque and winning 5-0. Preceding that game was the away draw at Sochaux that finished 0-0.
As mentioned above, Clermont "killed" Dunkerque in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Mohamed Bayo when beating Dunkerque, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Auxerre are coming to town in three days.
Clermont can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 20 times. As for guarding their own goal, Clermont have only let in 5 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
Grenoble's mission in Coupe de France last season failed in the 7th round.3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grenoble Foot 38 in their Ligue 2 matches away. Grenoble Foot 38 has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away games in a row for Grenoble, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Toulouse in the Ligue 2. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Auxerre.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chambly in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Grenoble as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Grenoble in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Clermont, five draws and four wins for Grenoble Foot 38. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Bayo 12 goals |  J. Allevinah 6 goals |  J. Dossou 6 goals |
Clermont missing players
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
| Clermont | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 11 | 42 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |