National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Paris Saint Germain or Nice that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Nice when visiting Paris Saint Germain as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Paris Saint Germain and Nice 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.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
10-1-0 is the performance here at Parc des Princes so far in the Ligue 1, giving Paris Saint Germain a total of 31 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results!
The Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 263 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.
The Paris Saint Germain club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Reims and win 4-0. Verratti (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Verratti scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 87 successful passes (of 99 total).
Ahead of that match, Paris Saint Germain won a home game hosting Brest (2-0).Paris Saint Germain can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 27 times. Paris Saint Germain have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nice form and stats
Nice was sent out of Coupe de France in the 16th finals last season.Nice's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Nice collect 25 points from their 11 away matches in the Ligue 1. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Nice play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Metz. Defender Dante was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Dante won 2 of 2 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Nantes in the Ligue 1.Nice has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 11 games. The Nice defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 11 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Paris Saint Germain won six games, three matches ended with a tie and Nice managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 10 goals |   A. Gouiri 10 goals |  K. Dolberg 6 goals |
Paris Saint Germain missing players
Nice missing players
| Paris Saint Germain | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Scored | S | 21 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.9 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 36% | ||
| 12 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 53 |
| 2 | Nice | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Rennes | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 34 |
| 6 | Montpellier | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Monaco | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 8 | Lens | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Nantes | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 32 |
| 10 | Lille | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Olympique Lyonnais | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Angers SCO | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Brest | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Reims | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Clermont | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Troyes | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | Bordeaux | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 29 | -19 | 20 |
| 18 | Metz | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 19 | Lorient | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -20 | 17 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -24 | 15 |
