Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Pau & Bordeaux face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Pau form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 8th round.Overall National stats at home this season for Pau are 5-4-1 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Coupe de France, Pau has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Pau drew their last game, also a home match. Lyon Duchere was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A 2-2 draw away in the Coupe de France before that, with Sable the opponent.
The Pau manager B. Irles has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. Pau have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Bordeaux form and stats
Bordeaux was sent out of Coupe de France in the 32nd finals last season.As the visiting team in Ligue 1 matches, Bordeaux have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far. It's a growing despair in Bordeaux as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Bordeaux has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The supporters enjoyed Bordeaux's previous game versus Le Mans, a Coupe de France 2-0 win played at home. It was a Ligue 1 defeat before that one as the away game against Rennes wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Bordeaux are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bordeaux have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
 M. Gueye 9 goals | C. Sabaly 6 goals |   N. de 5 goals |
Pau missing players
Bordeaux missing players
| Pau | Bordeaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 208 | 111 | Total Shots | T S | 125 | 272 | ||
| 88 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 104 | ||
| 47% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dunkerque | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Red Star | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Villefranche | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Pau | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Lyon Duchere | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | Avranches | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Boulogne | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Laval | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Bourg-en-Bresse | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Creteil | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Cholet | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Bastia-Borgo | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Beziers | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Concarneau | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Le Puy F.43 Auvergne | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Gazelec Ajaccio | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 | Toulon | 18 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Rennes | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Nantes | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Brest | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 12 |