National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lille or Auxerre that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Lille form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 8th finals.4 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Lille have to build on here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Ligue 1.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Lille, who played 0-0 against Olympique Lyonnais. That match was also played at this venue (Stade Pierre-Mauroy). Midfielder Sanches was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.83 (out of ten) in that game. Sanches hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Before that match, a Champions League win away at Wolfsburg.Lille are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found six matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won four, drew one and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lille as they are travelling to their away game against Bordeaux in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
Lille has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Auxerre form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 32nd finals.As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Auxerre have produced an overall stat of 4-3-2 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Auxerre, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Dunkerque in the Ligue 2 last time out. Midfield player Sakhi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.45/10. Sakhi scored one goal and had 41 successful passes (of 49 total).
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Caen in the Ligue 2.A new game in only three days for Auxerre, the Ligue 2 home match versus Le Havre. Busy days.
Auxerre have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Auxerre have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Lille wins - draws - Auxerre wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. David 11 goals |   G. Charbonnier 9 goals |  M. Autret 5 goals |
Lille missing players
Auxerre missing players
| Lille | Auxerre | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Scored | S | 26 | 51 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 23 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.9 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Nice | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 8 | Monaco | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Nantes | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Lille | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Troyes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Lorient | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajaccio | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Paris | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Rodez | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Niort | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Pau | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nimes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Bastia | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 12 |