Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Montpellier & Caen 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!
Caen have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Montpellier form and stats
Last season, Montpellier's Coupe de France journey ended in the 32nd finals.Montpellier have performed here at Stade de la Mosson this season with 7 wins from 10 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
A good away victory last time out for Montpellier, who won 2-1 against Amiens SC. Before that match, a Coupe de France win away at Reims Sainte-Anne.
A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Montpellier have conceded only 8 goals.
Caen form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Caen have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-4-4 (10 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Coupe de France stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Caen are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Caen, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Lorient. Prior to that result Caen won their away game at Guichen in the Coupe de France. The scoreline was 2-1.
Caen find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Caen have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Montpellier won 6 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Caen has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  A. Delort 7 goals |  F. Mollet 5 goals |  G. Laborde 5 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Caen missing players
| Montpellier | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 29 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 36% | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 325 | 168 | Total Shots | T S | 81 | 207 | ||
| 124 | 63 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 73 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Rennes | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Nantes | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | Lille | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Olympique Lyonnais | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 | Reims | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Monaco | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 29 |
| 11 | Nice | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Strasbourg | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Saint-Etienne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Dijon | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Metz | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Nimes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 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 | Lorient | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Troyes | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Clermont | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Nancy | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Chambly | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 23 |
| 14 | Rodez | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Chateauroux | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 18 | Niort | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Paris | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -18 | 16 |
| 20 | Orleans | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 13 |