Everything on the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France!
History, what's at stake and keys to the match! Check out all you need to know before kick-off in the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France between Entente Feignies-Aulnoye and Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday 19 December at 21:10 at the Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes.
A bit of history...
A first ever encounter between the two sides, Entente Feignies-Aulnoye will become Paris Saint-Germain's 212th opponent in competitive matches since 1970.
This evening, Feignies-Aulnoye will also become the 100th side to play Les Parisiens in the Coupe de France.
Paris Saint-Germain will play in their 245th Coupe de France match this evening, with their record currently standing at 174 victoires, 29 draws and 41 defeats, a win percentage of more than 7 1%. Note: a defeat on penalties is statistically considered as a draw.
The club from the capital are also on a run of 21 consecutive away victories in the Coupe de France since they were knocked out in the quarter-finals of the competition in 2012-2013 against Evian TG (1-1 a.e.t, 1-4 on penalties on 17 April 2013).
With 28 goals scored, François M’Pelé is Paris Saint-Germain's top scorer in the Coupe de France. He sits ahead of Kylian Mbappé (17 goals), Edinson Cavani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Pedro Miguel Pauleta (16), Safet Susic (15), Mustapha Dahleb (14) and Dominique Rocheteau (13).
The STAKES...
The Coupe de France and Paris Saint-Germain, an incredible love story dating back over 50 years! With 14 wins in the competition, the club from the capital boasts the most trophies in the tournament's history, in front of Marseille (10 wins). Les Parisiens have won the last two editions of the competition and have featured in the last 7 finals (6 wins and just one defeat).
In 51 seasons, Les Rouge et Bleu have an exceptional record, with 45 Round of 64 qualifications and just 5 defeats. Paris Saint-Germain haven't been beaten at this stage of the Coupe de France since 17 February 1990, that's a French record of 32 years…
Paris Saint-Germain haven't been beaten by a team from outside of the top flight in the Coupe de France since 4 March 2009 and the defeat (1-3) in the Round of 16 against Rodez (National), a run of 24 matches (Aubervilliers, Evian TG, Vesoul, Quevilly, Agen, Martigues, Le Mans, Angers, Locminé, Sablé, Arras, Brest, Auxerre, Wasquehal, Niort, Avranches, Sochaux, Les Herbiers, Pontivy, Villefranche, Linas Monthléry, Lorient, Pau and Caen).
The keys to the match...
The Paris Saint-Germain goalscorers enjoy the Coupe de France, with at least one goal scored in their last 52 matches in the competition, since the defeat in the final against Lille (0-1, on 14 May 2011). A run that they will be looking to extend this evening against Entente Feignies-Aulnoye.
