National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Niort or Auxerre that keep their silverware dream alive.
Niort and Auxerre should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Niort form and stats
Niort participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 8th round.Niort have played 10 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The Niort crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Saint-Etienne here at Stade René Gaillard. Niort's goalkeeper Michel was extremely busy against Saint-Etienne, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Before that, Niort played out a Ligue 2 draw 1-1 when visiting Rodez.Niort have scored {8 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Niort have conceded 14 goals.
Auxerre form and stats
Auxerre's mission in Coupe de France last season failed in the round of 64.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Auxerre so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-8 (win-draw-lose).
Auxerre aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 292 league minutes without a goal. Fofana (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Auxerre, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Lens. Jeanvier was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.33. The defender Jeanvier won 5 of 7 duels.
A loss against Toulouse was the result prior to that, in a Ligue 1 home game.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Auxerre as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. The Auxerre manager Pélissier has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Auxerre have won all of the 5 most recent matches versus this team. Another win today?Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 8 goals |   M. Niang 3 goals |  M. Zemzemi 2 goals |
Niort missing players
Auxerre missing players
| Niort | Auxerre | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 29 | 49 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 30% | ||
| 9 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Metz | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Caen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Bastia | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Paris | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Quevilly Rouen | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Annecy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 14 | Laval | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Pau | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Rodez | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -5 | 18 |
| 19 | Niort | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 20 | Nimes | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 16 |
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | Monaco | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 5 | Rennes | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Lille | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Lorient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 8 |
