National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Épinal or Metz that keep their silverware dream alive.
Épinal and Metz should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Épinal form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 7th round.The Épinal manager Tissot and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Boulogne.
Ahead of that match, Épinal lost 0-1 at home to Creteil.Metz form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the round of 64.Metz have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
Two trips in a row for Metz, whose coach Bölöni could celebrate last time after the win against Paris. Mikautadze certainly enjoyed Metz's last game versus Paris, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-1 victory. Mikautadze, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.4. Mikautadze scored three goals, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 2.The travelling fans enjoy Metz's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. In the opposite end, Metz have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings featuring these sides: Épinal won one, Metz were winners in two and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Mikautadze 7 goals |  M. Udol 3 goals |  M. Gueye 3 goals |
Épinal missing players
Metz missing players
| Épinal | Metz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.2 | ||
| 6.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 16% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 39% | ||
| 8.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Caen | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Metz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Pau | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Laval | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Paris | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Bastia | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Annecy | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Nîmes | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Dijon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | Rodez | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 19 | Niort | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
