Coupe de France: Buckle up for the Valenciennes - Metz clash

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Competition: France Coupe de France
Competition: Sat 06.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Valenciennes & Metz face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de France. All the pre-match information is available here!

It's no vacation for neither Valenciennes nor Metz as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Valenciennes form and stats

Valenciennes participated in Coupe de France the last season, where they reached the 32nd finals.

Valenciennes have played 14 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Valenciennes's last game was hosting Toulouse and winning 1-0. Heartbreak before that as Valenciennes lost 0-4 at Clermont's place.

Jérôme Prior loved the game against Toulouse. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.

Valenciennes has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Valenciennes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du Hainaut in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches.

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Metz form and stats

Metz was sent out of Coupe de France in the 32nd finals last season.

6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Metz playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Momentum is building for Metz in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligue 1 home defeat versus Angers SCO with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Metz won their away game at Bordeaux in the Ligue 1. The scoreline was 2-1.

Metz have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Metz as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away 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

Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Valenciennes won one game, one match ended with a draw and Metz has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four

Top Goalscorers

ValenciennesB. Guillaume
B. Guillaume
10 goals
ValenciennesJ. Cuffaut
J. Cuffaut
7 goals
ValenciennesK. Cabral
K. Cabral
7 goals

Valenciennes missing players

Metz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Metz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
9 4   Won W   7 11
9 4   Drew D   4 8
7 4   Lost L   2 6
36 13   Scored S   19 33
36 13   Conceded C   12 24
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
84% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
36% 25%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   38% 32%
28% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 16%
16% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
52% 42%   BTTS BTTS   62% 56%
28% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 28%
24% 25%   Failed to Score F T   15% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
2 1   Red cards R C   1 3
 
7.7 7.9   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.8
3.5 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.2
38% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 28 17 7 4 43 22 14 11 3 0 24 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 21 58
2 Clermont 28 16 7 5 47 16 14 10 3 1 28 6 14 6 4 4 19 10 31 55
3 Toulouse 28 15 7 6 51 31 14 9 3 2 30 15 14 6 4 4 21 16 20 52
4 Grenoble Foot 38 28 15 7 6 38 22 13 9 4 0 25 8 15 6 3 6 13 14 16 52
5 Paris 28 13 8 7 39 30 14 8 4 2 22 15 14 5 4 5 17 15 9 47
6 Auxerre 28 12 9 7 48 31 14 8 3 3 31 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 17 45
7 Sochaux 28 10 12 6 37 25 14 5 5 4 19 16 14 5 7 2 18 9 12 42
8 Valenciennes 28 10 9 9 35 35 14 6 4 4 16 13 14 4 5 5 19 22 0 39
9 Ajaccio 28 9 8 11 23 33 14 6 4 4 12 12 14 3 4 7 11 21 -10 35
10 Nancy 28 8 10 10 37 38 14 4 6 4 22 23 14 4 4 6 15 15 -1 34
11 Amiens SC 28 8 10 10 22 25 14 4 7 3 8 7 14 4 3 7 14 18 -3 34
12 Caen 28 8 10 10 27 34 14 5 6 3 13 14 14 3 4 7 14 20 -7 34
13 Le Havre 28 8 10 10 22 32 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 5 3 6 12 19 -10 34
14 Niort 28 8 10 10 31 42 14 5 5 4 15 15 14 3 5 6 16 27 -11 34
15 Rodez 28 7 12 9 26 33 14 5 5 4 14 14 14 2 7 5 12 19 -7 33
16 Dunkerque 28 7 7 14 21 33 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 3 2 9 7 20 -12 28
17 Pau 28 7 6 15 25 38 14 5 4 5 14 14 14 2 2 10 11 24 -13 27
18 Guingamp 28 4 14 10 28 40 14 2 7 5 14 21 14 2 7 5 14 19 -12 26
19 Chambly 28 5 9 14 28 48 15 4 2 9 15 25 13 1 7 5 13 23 -20 24
20 Chateauroux 28 4 6 18 24 44 14 3 2 9 16 24 14 1 4 9 8 20 -20 18
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 28 18 8 2 49 17 15 9 5 1 24 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 32 62
2 Paris Saint Germain 28 19 3 6 62 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 14 9 2 3 28 9 45 60
3 Olympique Lyonnais 28 17 8 3 56 25 14 9 3 2 29 12 14 8 5 1 27 13 31 59
4 Monaco 28 17 4 7 56 38 14 9 4 1 32 17 14 8 0 6 24 21 18 55
5 Lens 28 12 8 8 42 39 13 5 4 4 19 18 15 7 4 4 23 21 3 44
6 Metz 28 11 8 9 33 27 14 5 4 5 16 14 14 6 4 4 17 13 6 41
7 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 44 47 15 6 2 7 27 29 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 40
8 Olympique Marseille 27 10 9 8 34 32 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 5 5 4 15 15 2 39
9 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 33 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 18 23 -9 39
10 Rennes 27 10 8 9 33 31 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 5 5 3 17 12 2 38
11 Nice 28 10 5 13 35 40 14 4 2 8 16 25 14 6 3 5 19 15 -5 35
12 Reims 28 8 10 10 34 35 13 4 5 4 11 12 15 4 5 6 23 23 -1 34
13 Brest 28 10 4 14 42 50 14 8 1 5 29 25 14 2 3 9 13 25 -8 34
14 Strasbourg 28 9 6 13 36 41 14 4 4 6 15 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -5 33
15 Bordeaux 28 9 6 13 28 34 15 5 4 6 13 15 13 4 2 7 15 19 -6 33
16 Saint-Etienne 28 7 9 12 29 42 14 3 6 5 14 21 14 4 3 7 15 21 -13 30
17 Lorient 28 7 6 15 34 52 14 6 1 7 21 26 14 1 5 8 13 26 -18 27
18 Nimes 28 7 4 17 27 54 14 3 2 9 16 28 14 4 2 8 11 26 -27 25
19 Nantes 28 4 12 12 28 44 14 2 7 5 14 22 14 2 5 7 14 22 -16 24
20 Dijon 28 2 9 17 19 47 14 0 6 8 4 18 14 2 3 9 15 29 -28 15

Metz:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lille 28 18 8 2 49 17 15 9 5 1 24 8 13 9 3 1 25 9 32 62
2 Paris Saint Germain 28 19 3 6 62 17 14 10 1 3 34 8 14 9 2 3 28 9 45 60
3 Olympique Lyonnais 28 17 8 3 56 25 14 9 3 2 29 12 14 8 5 1 27 13 31 59
4 Monaco 28 17 4 7 56 38 14 9 4 1 32 17 14 8 0 6 24 21 18 55
5 Lens 28 12 8 8 42 39 13 5 4 4 19 18 15 7 4 4 23 21 3 44
6 Metz 28 11 8 9 33 27 14 5 4 5 16 14 14 6 4 4 17 13 6 41
7 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 44 47 15 6 2 7 27 29 13 5 5 3 17 18 -3 40
8 Olympique Marseille 27 10 9 8 34 32 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 5 5 4 15 15 2 39
9 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 33 42 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 18 23 -9 39
10 Rennes 27 10 8 9 33 31 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 5 5 3 17 12 2 38
11 Nice 28 10 5 13 35 40 14 4 2 8 16 25 14 6 3 5 19 15 -5 35
12 Reims 28 8 10 10 34 35 13 4 5 4 11 12 15 4 5 6 23 23 -1 34
13 Brest 28 10 4 14 42 50 14 8 1 5 29 25 14 2 3 9 13 25 -8 34
14 Strasbourg 28 9 6 13 36 41 14 4 4 6 15 17 14 5 2 7 21 24 -5 33
15 Bordeaux 28 9 6 13 28 34 15 5 4 6 13 15 13 4 2 7 15 19 -6 33
16 Saint-Etienne 28 7 9 12 29 42 14 3 6 5 14 21 14 4 3 7 15 21 -13 30
17 Lorient 28 7 6 15 34 52 14 6 1 7 21 26 14 1 5 8 13 26 -18 27
18 Nimes 28 7 4 17 27 54 14 3 2 9 16 28 14 4 2 8 11 26 -27 25
19 Nantes 28 4 12 12 28 44 14 2 7 5 14 22 14 2 5 7 14 22 -16 24
20 Dijon 28 2 9 17 19 47 14 0 6 8 4 18 14 2 3 9 15 29 -28 15

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