National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lens or Lille that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face match!
Lens form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 16th finals.4-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Lens so far this season.
No payout for Lens in their previous match, an away game at Nice that ended in defeat 1-2. Defender Wooh got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Wooh served one assist, hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the Coupe de France match versus Poitiers with a 1-0 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Lens have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Lens, as the Ligue 1 home game vs Rennes is only four days away.
The Lens manager Haise has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. Lens's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lille form and stats
Lille's mission in Coupe de France last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 1.
Two travels in a row for Lille, whose manager Gourvennec could celebrate last time after the Ligue 1 win against Bordeaux. Botman, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Botman served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Auxerre in the Coupe de France.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Lille in our archives, and the results are: one win for Lille, two draws and two defeats.
A new game in only four days for Lille, the Ligue 1 home match versus Lorient. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Lille's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Lille have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lens one win, two draws and Lille seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. David 12 goals |   A. Muinga 6 goals |  S. Fofana 5 goals |
Lens missing players
Lille missing players
| Lens | Lille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.7 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Nice | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Rennes | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Monaco | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Nantes | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Lille | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 27 |
| 10 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 11 | Angers SCO | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 12 |
