National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lorient or Lens that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Lorient nor Lens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lorient form and stats
Lorient was eliminated in the round of 64 last season in the Coupe de France.5-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Lorient so far this season.
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Angers SCO last time out and are looking for a win here. Goalkeeper Mannone got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.34 out of ten. Mannone topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Reims in the Ligue 1.There will be little rest for Lorient after this match as they are travelling to Nantes for a Ligue 1 game in only three days.
Lorient has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Lens form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the round of 16.3 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Lens playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season.
Lens are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Brest. Defender Cardinal was the best team player with a rating of 7.8. Cardinal hit two key passes and won 13 of 21 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Nice.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lens manager Haise as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Olympique Lyonnais.
Lens have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these squads: Lorient won three, Lens were winners in four and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 9 goals |  F. Sotoca 6 goals |  W. Saïd 5 goals |
Lorient missing players
Lens missing players
| Lorient | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 44 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 18 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 80% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 41% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 14.8 | 13.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Lens | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Monaco | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 6 | Lille | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Lorient | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Nice | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 32 |
| 10 | Reims | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Clermont | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Nantes | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Troyes | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 31 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | Strasbourg | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 18 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -28 | 14 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 9 |
