National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Grenoble Foot 38 or Nîmes 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.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
Grenoble participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 8th round.Grenoble Foot 38 have played 9 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Grenoble Foot 38 haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 299 minutes ago. Diarra scored that one.
Grenoble's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Metz. Defender Monfray got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.33/10. Monfray won 6 of 8 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Grenoble Foot 38 lost 0-2 at Quevilly Rouen's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Grenoble Foot 38 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grenoble Foot 38 as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Grenoble Foot 38 has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 0.
Grenoble Foot 38 are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Pau awaits in four days.
The Grenoble fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Grenoble Foot 38 have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nîmes form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the round of 64.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nîmes so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
Nîmes has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Annecy for a 0-0 draw. Labonne, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.8. Labonne hit one key pass and won 10 of 16 duels.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Guingamp.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nîmes playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 2 Nîmes wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Nîmes are hosting Metz in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nîmes have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Grenoble Foot 38 four wins, zero draws and Nîmes two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchokounté 7 goals |   A. Sanyang 5 goals |  M. Phaeton 3 goals |
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
Nîmes missing players
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 23 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 11 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 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 | Le Havre | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Metz | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Caen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Paris | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Bastia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Pau | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Annecy | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Laval | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Rodez | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
