Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Monaco & Rodez face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
This has all the signs of an appealing match with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Monaco form and stats
Last season, Monaco's Coupe de France journey ended in the semi-finals.4-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Monaco so far this season.
Monaco's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Brest. The home side are looking to build on that result. Monaco goalkeeper Nübel did an outstanding job against Brest with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The goalie Nübel was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.11 out of ten. Nübel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Auxerre.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Monaco as they are travelling to their away game against Lorient in the Ligue 1. That match is four days after this one.
Monaco have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Louis II. with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Rodez form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 8th round.Playing away, Rodez have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Impressive finishing from Depres (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Dijon in their previous game. Attacker Depres got a player rating of 8.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Depres scored two goals.
Prior to that match, the Rodez manager Santini faced defeat when travelling to Sochaux and losing 0-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Niort in just three days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Ben Yedder 7 goals |  B. Embolo 7 goals |
Monaco missing players
Rodez missing players
| Monaco | Rodez | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 20 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 9 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 6.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | ||
| 12 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Monaco | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Rennes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Lorient | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Lille | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 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 | Nice | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Reims | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Troyes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 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 | Le Havre | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Metz | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Caen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Paris | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Bastia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Pau | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Annecy | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Laval | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Rodez | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Nimes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
