Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Le Puy F.43 Auvergne & Nice face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Le Puy F.43 Auvergne form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 7th round.Le Puy F.43 Auvergne's results here at Stade Charles Massot in the National have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Auvergne's attacking players as they have now played 204 minutes without scoring in a league game. Lembezat was their last goal scorer.
The Le Puy F.43 Auvergne manager Vieira and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Concarneau.
Before that game, the home loss against Dunkerque with the scoreline 0-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Auvergne here at Stade Charles Massot in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Le Puy F.43 Auvergne have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Nice form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the final.Playing away, Nice have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Nice play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Rennes. Todibo was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.01. The defender Todibo hit one key pass and won 13 of 13 duels.
A draw for Nice before that, at their own venue hosting Lens (0-0).A quick return to home after this game, as Nice are hosting Montpellier in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
The visiting Nice have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Nice in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 5 goals |   M. Ben Fredj 4 goals |  N. Pépé 4 goals |
Le Puy F.43 Auvergne missing players
Nice missing players
| Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Scored | S | 18 | 29 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 24% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 23% | ||
| 13.2 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 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 | Concarneau | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | Versailles | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | Martigues | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Red Star | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Dunkerque | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Le Mans | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 | Sedan | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | Cholet | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Avranches | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Nancy | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Orleans | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Villefranche | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Chateauroux | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gobelins | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Stade Briochin | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Bastia-Borgo | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -21 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSG | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 4 | Rennes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Monaco | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Lorient | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Lille | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Clermont | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Reims | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Troyes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Montpellier | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 8 |
