All you need to know about Dijon vs Paris Saint-Germain!
Here's all the trivia you could possibly need to know ahead of Coupe de France quarter-final between Paris Saint-Germain vs Dijon Football Côte-d'Or at the Stade Gaston Gérard:
A little history...
Tonight's clash will be the 13th official meeting between the two sides with Paris winning ten and losing just two two (2-3 on 26 October 2011 in the last-16 of the Coupe de la Ligue and 1-2 on 1 November in Ligue 1).
Last season, Paris defeated Dijon at the same stage of the competition, winning 3-0 at the Parc des Princes, on 26 February 2019.
4 players have played for both teams: Sylvain Bied, Vedad Ibisevic, Granddi Ngoyi and Younousse Sankharé.
Kylian Mbappé is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer against Dijon with 7 goals. Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria and Neymar Jr all have 4 goals.
Tonight's game will Paris Saint-Germain's 236th in the Coupe de France, recording 166 wins, 28 draws and 41 losses, at an average 70% win rate (a match that went to penalties is considered a draw for these statistics.
Paris have reached the quarter-finals for the 27th time in 50 Coupe de France. Les Rouge et Bleu have qualified for the semi-finals 20 times and been eliminated 6 times.
The stakes...
Paris Saint-Germain lost 2-1 on their last visit to the Stade Gaston Gérard in Ligue 1 on 1 November 2019, but have not lost since. The capital club is undefeated in 21 matches in all competitions - the fifth-best run in club history, behind the 37 matches without defeat in 1993-94.
Paris Saint-Germain have scored in their last 43 Coupe de France in a row, since losing 1-0 to Lille in the final on 14 May 2011.
Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 46 consecutive away matches, in all competitions, since a 0-0 away to Caen on 19 May 2018 in Ligue 1.
The keys to success...
Pablo Sarabia has scored in each of the three Coupe de France matches this season. The Spanish international has netted four Cup goals and can equal Pedro Miguel Pauleta's record of scoring in the first four Coupe de France matches of the 2003-2004 season, when he netted against Troyes, Marseille, Bayonne and Brive.
Paris Saint-Germain have not conceded a goal in the current Coupe de France campaign and remains on track to equal the club record of 1992-93 and 2016-17 of not conceding a goal throughout the entire competition.
