Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Montpellier & Paris Saint Germain face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Montpellier nor Paris Saint Germain 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.
Montpellier form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Montpellier have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 18 games. On the other hand, in the Coupe de France, Montpellier has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Before that game, the home loss against Saint-Étienne with the scoreline 1-2.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Brest are coming to town in four days.
A decent goal production from Montpellier in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 18 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Montpellier defense is not exactly impregnable. 35 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Paris, as they won the Coupe de France.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 3 draws and only 3 losses in the Ligue 1. When we have look at the Coupe de France statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Lorient game have they lost an away game, meaning Paris has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
A 0-2 defeat away at Manchester City before that.
Goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a total of nine saves, making him a hero against Rennes. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
After this away game Paris return home for a Ligue 1 game against Reims. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Paris have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 40 goals from 18 away matches. Paris Saint Germain are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Montpellier won two, Paris Saint Germain won seven and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 25 goals |   G. Laborde 15 goals |
Montpellier missing players
Paris Saint Germain missing players
| Montpellier | Paris Saint Germain | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 10 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 32 | 53 | ||
| 40 | 19 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 84% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 46% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 11 | 40 | 79 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 52 | 76 |
| 3 | Monaco | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 74 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 36 | 73 |
| 5 | Olympique Marseille | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | Lens | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Rennes | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 55 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 58 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 26 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Nice | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | -2 | 49 |
| 10 | Metz | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | -3 | 46 |
| 11 | Saint-Étienne | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -11 | 45 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -16 | 44 |
| 13 | Reims | 36 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | -3 | 42 |
| 14 | Brest | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 33 | -14 | 40 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -18 | 39 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -11 | 38 |
| 17 | Lorient | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 66 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 38 | -19 | 38 |
| 18 | Nantes | 36 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -11 | 37 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 64 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -26 | 35 |
| 20 | Dijon | 36 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 69 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | -45 | 18 |