National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Paris Saint Germain or Saint-Étienne that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Paris Saint Germain nor Saint-Étienne 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
Last season their Coupe de la Ligue adventure ended in the quarter-finals.8-0-1 is the performance here at Parc des Princes so far in the Ligue 1, giving Paris Saint Germain a total of 24 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena. Paris Saint Germain has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Parc des Princes. We remember; it was Reims.
A good away victory last time out for Paris Saint Germain, who won 6-0 against Linas-Montlhery. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Amiens SC.
As mentioned above, Paris Saint Germain "killed" Linas-Montlhery in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Paris Saint Germain are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Parc des Princes with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 17 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Paris Saint Germain has won 15 times, drawn 1 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Paris Saint Germain has won by at least two goals 13 times when in this position.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Paris Saint Germain as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligue 1 match thankfully also at home. Monaco are visiting.
Paris Saint Germain are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games). Paris Saint Germain have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
They also participated in Coupe de la Ligue last season. This ended in the 16th finals.4 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Saint-Étienne playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. Recent form does not give Saint-Étienne much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Paris Saint Germain will be a tough nut to crack. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Saint-Étienne's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Saint-Étienne play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Bastia-Borgo. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Strasbourg's place.
Nobody expects Saint-Étienne to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath four times before, with the overall statistics of won 2, draw 2 and lost 0. When defeated, 0 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nantes in just four days.
Saint-Étienne have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Saint-Étienne have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Paris Saint Germain won 8 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Saint-Étienne has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé 11 goals |  M. Icardi 9 goals |  Neymar 7 goals |
Paris Saint Germain missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Paris Saint Germain | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 67 | 30 | Scored | S | 18 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 24 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 9% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 82% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 6.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 399 | 159 | Total Shots | T S | 117 | 257 | ||
| 176 | 77 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 81 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Nantes | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Brest | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 12 |