The key numbers: Le Mans v. Paris
Check out the key numbers ahead of the Coupe de France last-16 tie between Paris Saint-Germain and Le Mans FC, which kicks off at 21:10 CET tonight at the Stade Marie Marvingt.
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There has only been one previous meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Le Mans FC in the Coupe de France: a 2-0 extra-time win for Les Parisiens in the quarter-finals on 2nd March 2011, with the goals coming from Christophe Bahebeck and Neeskens Kebano.
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Les Parisiens have failed to score in just one of the 66 Coupe de France matches that they have played since the start of the 2011–2012 season: a 0-0 draw with Nice (followed by a 6-5 loss on penalties) in the last 16 of the competition on 31st January 2022.
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With two goals scored each, Amara Diané, Fabrice Fiorèse, Guillaume Hoarau, Peguy Luyindula and Pauleta are Paris’s top scorers against Le Mans.
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Paris and Le Mans have faced each other in a total of seven friendlies, the last of which ended in a 4-0 win for Les Rouge et Bleu at the Camp des Loges on 14th July 2021.
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Eight players have plied their trade for both teams: Willy Grondin, Daniel Guicci, Chiguy Lucau, Jean-Eudes Maurice, Fabrice Moreau, Fabrice Pancrate, Cédric Pardeilhan and Stéphane Sessegnon.
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Having lifted the Coupe de France 15 times, Paris are the most successful club in the competition’s history, ahead of Marseille, who have won it ten times.
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In the 16 matches that Paris Saint-Germain have played against Le Mans, the capital club’s record stands at nine wins, five draws and two losses. Note: this stat takes into account the 1970–71 season, when Paris earned a 1-0 win and a 0-0 draw against Union Sportive du Mans, a club that would go on to merge with Stade Olympique du Maine to create Le Mans Union Club 72 in 1985.
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Paris Saint-Germain haven’t been eliminated by a team from a lower division in the Coupe de France since 4th March 2009, when they were beaten 3-1 by third-tier side Rodez in the round of 16. That's a run of 31 matches without falling victim to a “cupset” (against Aubervilliers, Evian, Vesoul, Quevilly, Agen, Martigues, Le Mans, Angers, Locminé, Sablé, Arras, Brest, Auxerre, Wasquehal, Niort, Avranches, Sochaux, Les Herbiers, Pontivy, Villefranche, Linas-Montlhéry, Lorient, Pau, Caen, Entente Feignies-Aulnoye, Vannes, Châteauroux, Pays de Cassel, Revel and Orléans).
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Tonight, Paris Saint-Germain will be making their 40th appearance in the last 16 of the Coupe de France since 1970, with 29 wins and ten losses under their belt at this stage of the competition.
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Paris will also be playing their 259th Coupe de France match this evening, with their all-time record in the competition currently standing at 185 wins, 31 draws and 42 losses, giving them an average win rate of 71%. Note: a penalty shoot-out defeat is statistically considered as a draw.
