National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Victoria Rosport or Fola Esch that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Victoria nor Fola Esch 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.
Victoria Rosport form and stats
The story so far in the National Division for Victoria Rosport at their home stadium (PARTY-RENT-ARENA) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw vs Fola Esch in the Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Ahead of that match, Victoria Rosport won a home game hosting Fola Esch (3-0).Victoria have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at PARTY-RENT-ARENA with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Victoria Rosport's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fola Esch form and stats
Fola Esch have only collected 6 points from their away games in the National Division, after 2-0-10 (12 played).
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Victoria Rosport in their previous outing. The Cup battle ended 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Victoria Rosport's place.Fola Esch are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Fola defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 44 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Victoria Rosport wins - draws - Fola Esch wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Jiménez 8 goals | J. Steinbach 7 goals |  K. Quinol 6 goals |
Victoria Rosport missing players
Fola Esch missing players
| Victoria Rosport | Fola Esch | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 45 | 20 | Scored | S | 22 | 38 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 43 | 59 | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 93% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 57% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 2.9 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6.3 | 3.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 61% | 118% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 77% | 45% | ||
| 5 | 2.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 0.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swift Hesperange | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 55 | 63 |
| 2 | F91 Dudelange | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 44 | 60 |
| 3 | Progrès Niedercorn | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | UT Pétange | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 49 |
| 5 | Racing | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Mondorf-les-Bains | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -7 | 34 |
| 7 | Differdange 03 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 33 |
| 8 | Jeunesse d'Esch | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Wiltz | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 10 | UNA Strassen | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
| 11 | Victoria Rosport | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Fola Esch | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 22 |
| 13 | Mondercange | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | UN Kaerjeng | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -31 | 17 |
| 15 | Hostert | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -36 | 17 |
| 16 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 32 | -42 | 15 |
