Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Paris & Valenciennes face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Paris form and stats
Last season, Paris's Coupe de France journey ended in the 8th round.With {1 Ligue 2 wins}, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Paris are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Vincent De Marconnay not having conceded a league goal in 188 minutes.
The spoils were shared in Paris's previous game, also at home. Visiting Le Havre travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Goalkeeper Demarconnay got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.63 out of ten. Demarconnay topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Pau.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Paris handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligue 2 game versus Dijon in only four days. This game is also played here at Stade Charléty.
Paris have scored {6 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Valenciennes form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the round of 64.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Valenciennes so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Valenciennes, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Bastia.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Amiens SC in the Ligue 2.We have checked recent matches where Valenciennes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were 4 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Valenciennes are hosting Annecy in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Valenciennes's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 9 matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Paris-Valenciennes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Paris four wins, Valenciennes three wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Guilavogui 6 goals |   J. Cuffaut 4 goals |  M. Chahiri 3 goals |
Paris missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Paris | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 36% | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 25% | ||
| 7.5 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Le Havre | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Metz | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Caen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Paris | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Bastia | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Pau | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Annecy | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Laval | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 16 | Dijon | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 | Rodez | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 16 |
| 19 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 20 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
