Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lille & Troyes face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Lille form and stats
Lille participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the round of 32.The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Lille at their home stadium (Stade Pierre-Mauroy) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Reims last time out and are looking for a win here. The gifted forward David edged out all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. David scored one goal and hit one key pass.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Clermont.Lille are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Brest awaits in three days.
Lille have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy with 16 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lille defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Troyes form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the round of 64.Troyes have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 3-0-6 (9 played).
It's the second away game in a row for Troyes, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Strasbourg last time out. Attacker Ripart got a player rating of 7.64 in the game. "Man of the match" Ripart scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Nantes.A new game in only three days for Troyes, the Ligue 1 home match versus Olympique Marseille. Busy days.
Troyes have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 9 away matches. Troyes have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Lille won three, Troyes triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  J. David 10 goals |  J. Bamba 4 goals |
Lille missing players
Troyes missing players
| Lille | Troyes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 10 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 35 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Conceded | C | 35 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 47% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.3 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| 9.6 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 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 |
