National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vire or Nantes that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Vire form and stats
Last season their Coupe de France adventure ended in the 7th round.Vire's previous fixture was a Coupe de France game also played at home, finishing 3-0 vs Caen. The home team hope to to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Oissel CMS in the CFA 2 Group H.Nantes form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Nantes, as they won the Coupe de France.There's been little loot from Nantes's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the Ligue 1. Nantes only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Nantes had fun at their own home (Stade Michel d'Ornano) last time out, beating Auxerre 1-0. Coco scored. Nantes goalie Lafont was high and low in the Auxerre game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Lafont was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.41. The agile goalkeeper Lafont topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the Ligue 1 away draw versus Troyes that ended 0-0.After this away game Nantes return home for a Ligue 1 game against Olympique Lyonnais. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Nantes have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Dallois 6 goals | D. Charlier 5 goals |   M. Simon 5 goals |
Vire missing players
Nantes missing players
| Vire | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 25 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 22 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Lens | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Olympique Marseille | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Monaco | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Rennes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Lorient | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Lille | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Clermont | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Nice | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Reims | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 13 | Montpellier | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Nantes | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Troyes | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Brest | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 13 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Strasbourg | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Angers SCO | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 8 |
