Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Thaon & Nantes face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Thaon form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the round of 32.The home fans witnessed a 0-0 draw vs Amiens SC in the Coupe de France last time out and are looking for a win here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Strasbourg II that finished 1-1.Nantes form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Nantes, as they won the Coupe de France.Nantes have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 1-4-5 (10 played).
Nantes play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Montpellier. Midfield player Chirivella was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.35/10. Chirivella served one assist, hit two key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 44 total).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Olympique Lyonnais in the Ligue 1.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Nantes's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Comara 6 goals |   M. Simon 5 goals |  M. Abdallah 5 goals |
Thaon missing players
Nantes missing players
| Thaon | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 47 |
| 2 | Lens | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | Monaco | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 37 |
| 5 | Rennes | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | Lille | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| 7 | Lorient | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Nantes | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Troyes | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 | Montpellier | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 13 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 8 |
