It's time for cup football and it's the Coupe de France 8th Round between Vauban Strasbourg and Nancy. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
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!
Vauban Strasbourg form and stats
When playing at home in the National 3: Group F, Vauban Strasbourg have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. Vauban Strasbourg has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade Émile Stahl, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Vauban Strasbourg lost their last game at Saint-Louis Neuweg after a 2-4 scoreline. Before that, Vauban Strasbourg had a National 3: Group F home game versus Metropole Troyenne which ended with a victory 3-2.
A goal frenzy last time out for Vauban Strasbourg, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Saint-Louis Neuweg. Fun stuff to watch!
Goals decide football matches and Vauban Strasbourg are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 5 league matches. Vauban Strasbourg have conceded 8 from these games.
Nancy form and stats
Nancy was sent out of Coupe de France in the 16th finals last season, when Guingamp turned out to be too strong.There's been little loot from Nancy's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Ligue 2. Nancy only have 0 wins to counter their 2 defeats and 6 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Two away games in a row for Nancy, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Caen in the Ligue 2. Before that, Nancy secured a home win against Paris with the score 2-0.
The attacking power of Nancy when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Nancy have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Vágner 7 goals |   M. Cherief 4 goals |  M. Gueye 4 goals |
Vauban Strasbourg missing players
Nancy missing players
| Vauban Strasbourg | Nancy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 72% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 106 | 249 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 96 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Metz II | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Raon l'Etape | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Thaon | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Strasbourg II | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Sarre Union | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Prix-les-Mezieres | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Troyes II | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Biesheim | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Vauban Strasbourg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Illkirch Graffenstaden | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Sarreguemines | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -13 | 12 |
| 12 | Metropole Troyenne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Saint-Louis Neuweg | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Amneville | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Clermont | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Nancy | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 12 | Caen | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Rodez | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | Chateauroux | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 16 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 17 | Chambly | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Paris | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Orleans | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 10 |