National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gazélec Ajaccio or Red Star that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Red Star have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Gazélec Ajaccio form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 16th finals.Ever since the Sedan game Gazélec has been unbeatable here at Stade Ange Casanova producing four straight wins.
It's back home for Gazélec, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Val de Reuil away with the result 3-0. A. Menard, O. Touré and S. Duflos found the net in that victory.
Before that, Gazélec had a National 3: Group M home game versus Cannet Rocheville which ended with a victory 6-1.Red Star form and stats
Star's mission in Coupe de France last season failed in the 8th finals.Red Star have only collected 7 points from their away games in the National, after 2-1-5 (8 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Red Star who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Avranches was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Red Star lost away at Sete (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Esquelbecq.The travelling fans enjoy Star's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Star have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gazélec five wins, three draws and Red Star two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Durand 5 goals |  C. N'Doye 5 goals |  P. Kohser 4 goals |
Gazélec Ajaccio missing players
Red Star missing players
| Gazélec Ajaccio | Red Star | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 28 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 43% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 7.9 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Annecy | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Concarneau | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Chateauroux | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Laval | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Sedan | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Le Mans | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Cholet | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Avranches | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Sete | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Orleans | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Stade Briochin | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Chambly | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Red Star | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Boulogne | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Créteil | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -14 | 10 |
| 18 | Bastia-Borgo | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 5 |