National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sablé or Saumur that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Sablé saw competitive action as recent as two days ago, playing in the Coupe de France. That game was an away game at Elan de Gorges, so at least Sablé are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sablé form and stats
Sablé was eliminated in the 32nd finals last season in the Coupe de France.Sablé have collected 17 points from their CFA 2 Group B home games so far after 5-2-2. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sablé to get some points in this home game.
Sablé haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 207 minutes ago. M. Simaga scored that one.
Sablé have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Sablé's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Saumur form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de France last season. This ended in the 8th round.The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the CFA 2 Group B.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Saumur goalkeeper Anthony Dauvergne is eager to challenge this, with his 183 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Saumur has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Saumur in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings between the teams: Sablé won one, Saumur won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Desmarres 3 goals |  W. Bouhoutt 3 goals | M. Blanchard 3 goals |
Sablé missing players
Saumur missing players
| Sablé | Saumur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Roche | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 35 | 42 |
| 2 | Chateaubriant Voltigeurs | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 41 |
| 3 | Saumur | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Challans | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Sablé | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Pouzauges Reaumur | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Laval II | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 8 | USSA Vertou | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | La Chataigneraie | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Fontenay Vendee Foot | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Le Mans II | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 16 |
| 12 | Les Herbiers II | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 13 | Change | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 14 | La Fleche RC | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -22 | 11 |