National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Paris Saint Germain or Olympique Marseille that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Paris nor Olympique Marseille 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.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
Paris Saint Germain have performed here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis this season with 7 wins from 10 Ligue 1 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. It’s been three wins in a row for Paris Saint Germain here at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The Paris supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Brest in Ligue 1 and win 3-0. 1-1 away at Saint-Etienne before that.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Paris home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, one draw and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
The manager M. Pochettino Trossero will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Angers SCO in only three days.
Goals are plentiful at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the league this season as Paris has scored 25 goals here in 10 home games. Paris have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Olympique Marseille form and stats
Playing away, Olympique Marseille have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season.
Olympique Marseille has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Dijon for a Ligue 1 game that ended a draw (0-0). Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Montpellier in the Ligue 1.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Olympique played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, zero were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
A quick return to home after this game, as Olympique are hosting Nimes in the Ligue 1 only three days away.
The visiting Olympique Marseille have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. It's not easy to score on Olympique as they have only conceded 7 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-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Paris Saint Germain wins - draws - Olympique Marseille wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 12 goals |  M. Kean 9 goals |   F. Thauvin 6 goals |
Paris Saint Germain missing players
Olympique Marseille missing players
| Paris Saint Germain | Olympique Marseille | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 56 | 32 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14.3 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 39 |
| 3 | Lille | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 39 |
| 4 | Monaco | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Rennes | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Olympique Marseille | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Montpellier | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Lens | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Brest | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Metz | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | Nice | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Reims | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Saint-Etienne | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Nantes | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Dijon | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | Lorient | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 20 | Nimes | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -26 | 12 |