National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rennes or Lorient that keep their silverware dream alive.
This football field has grass, which is not Lorient's usual surface at their own pitch. When playing on grass Lorient have performed like this: Played 41 matches resulting in 8 wins, 13 draws and 20 defeats with the goal production 45-68 (scored/conceded).
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.
Rennes form and stats
Last season, Rennes's Coupe de France journey ended in the 32nd finals.6-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 1 numbers at home for Rennes so far this season.
The Rennes crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Nice here at Roazhon Park in a Ligue 1 match. The striker Bourigeaud outperformed all others in that match and got a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Bourigeaud scored one goal, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).
Before that match, a Ligue 1 win away at Saint-Étienne.The manager Génésio will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Monaco in only four days.
The Rennes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, Rennes have conceded only 8 goals.
Lorient form and stats
Lorient was sent out of Coupe de France in the 16th finals last season.Lorient have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 0-4-6 (10 played).
Lorient are travelling again after losing away to Metz in their previous match (1-4). Goff was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.05. The defender Goff hit four key passes and won 3 of 7 duels.
The game before that, in the Ligue 1, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Nantes.A quick return to home after this game, as Lorient are hosting Paris Saint Germain in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Lorient, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rennes five wins, four draws and Lorient one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Terrier 8 goals |  G. Laborde 6 goals |  K. Sulemana 4 goals |
Rennes missing players
Lorient missing players
| Rennes | Lorient | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 15.9 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 28% | ||
| 9.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Nice | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Strasbourg | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| 8 | Monaco | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Angers SCO | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Nantes | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Lille | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Brest | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Reims | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Clermont | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Troyes | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Metz | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Lorient | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 15 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -22 | 12 |