National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Grenoble Foot 38 or Villefranche 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 Grenoble Foot 38 and Villefranche.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 8th round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade des Alpes as Grenoble Foot 38 have scored 10 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 2 are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Grenoble, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 406 minutes in the Ligue 2.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Villefranche in the Coupe de France last time out and are hoping for a victory here.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Dijon that ended 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Grenoble Foot 38 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Grenoble has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Grenoble Foot 38 have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Villefranche form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 7th round.There's been little loot from Villefranche's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the National. Villefranche only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Grenoble Foot 38 in their previous outing. The Coupe de France duel ended 0-0.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Bastia-Borgo.Villefranche are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Villefranche have scored 7 goals in 6 league games away. Villefranche's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Grenoble Foot 38 wins - draws - Villefranche wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sanyang 5 goals |   M. Ba 5 goals | R. Sergio 4 goals |
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
Villefranche missing players
| Grenoble Foot 38 | Villefranche | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 29% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Concarneau | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Martigues | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 3 | Dunkerque | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Versailles | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Red Star | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | Cholet | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Orleans | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | Villefranche | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Nancy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Châteauroux | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Le Mans | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Sedan | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Avranches | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 15 | Gobelins | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 17 | Bastia-Borgo | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 10 |
| 18 | Stade Briochin | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
