National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Le Havre or Paris that keep their silverware dream alive.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ligue 2 match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Amiens SC.
Le Havre form and stats
Le Havre participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 7th round.2-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Le Havre so far this season.
Havre are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 191 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by H. Abdelli).
Le Havre shared the glory with Amiens SC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Ahead of that match, Havre lost 0-2 at home to Valenciennes.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Havre as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 2 match thankfully also at home. Guingamp are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Havre here at Stade Océane in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 9 games). From these home matches, Havre have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Paris form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 16th finals.4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Paris in their Ligue 2 matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Paris's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Paris delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ajaccio in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. It was a Ligue 2 defeat before that one as the away game against Toulouse wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
As mentioned above, Paris drew the match against Ajaccio. Manager R. Girard brought on Saïd Arab to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A new game in only four days for Paris, the Ligue 2 home match versus Amiens SC. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Paris have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. Paris have conceded 10 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Le Havre won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Paris has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. López Baila 5 goals |  G. Laura 4 goals |  F. Martin 3 goals |
Le Havre missing players
Paris missing players
| Le Havre | Paris | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | ||
| 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 |