National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nice or Versailles that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The hosts Nice saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Ligue 1. That game was an away game at Strasbourg, so at least Nice are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Nice form and stats
Nice participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.Nice have played 13 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Nice drew their last game, 0-0 away at Strasbourg. Goalkeeper Benítez got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.41 out of ten. Benítez topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Nice won a home game hosting Angers SCO (1-0).The match schedule is unforgiving for Nice as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. PSG are visiting.
The Nice fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Versailles form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 32nd finals.Versailles delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against C' Chartres in their previous fixture.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Poissy at their stadium, the result 3-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Versailles manager Chibhi as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Chateaubriant Voltigeurs.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 10 goals |   C. Ibayi 7 goals |  K. Dolberg 6 goals |
Nice missing players
Versailles missing players
| Nice | Versailles | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 39 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10.8 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | ||
| 11.8 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 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 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 33 | 62 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Nice | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Rennes | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 43 |
| 5 | Strasbourg | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 43 |
| 6 | Lens | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 40 |
| 7 | Nantes | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Lille | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Monaco | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 10 | Olympique Lyonnais | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 37 |
| 12 | Brest | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Reims | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 14 | Angers SCO | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 15 | Clermont | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 28 |
| 16 | Lorient | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 24 |
| 17 | Troyes | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 22 |
| 18 | Metz | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 22 |
| 19 | Saint-Etienne | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 22 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 38 | -25 | 22 |
