The 2019/20 Coupe de France has reached the quarter final stage and there are 4 matches to look forward to this week. Arguably the pick of the games comes at the Groupama Stadium on Wednesday night as Lyon host Marseille.
This stage of the competition is an open draw with just one game to decide which team will progress and both sides would have been hoping for a kinder draw with some lower league teams remaining.
Lyon come into the match having lost 4-2 at Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night. When they went 3-0 down it appeared there was no way back into the match. However, Lyon scored 2 goals in the second half and could have equalised before PSG scored their 4th goal of the game to take maximum points.
That result means Lyon have failed to win any of their last 3 games, all of which have been in Ligue 1. Prior to the loss at PSG, Lyon were held to a 0-0 draw at home against Amiens and lost away to Nice 2-1. You must go back to the previous round of the Coupe de France to find the last time Lyon won a game and they beat Nice 2-1 away from home.
Lyon have been difficult to beat in recent home matches and they have won 4 and drawn one of their last 5 in all competitions. Three of those 4 victories have come in the Coupe de la Ligue with wins over Toulouse, Brest and Lille, the latter of which was via a penalty shootout.
Marseille defeated Toulouse 1-0 at home on the weekend in Ligue 1 as they attempt to close the gap on the leaders but also secure their place in the Champions League by finishing second. That result means Marseille are unbeaten in their last 16 matches in all competitions. There have been 13 wins in those 16 games including 3 wins from their last 4 matches.
Away form shows Marseille are undefeated in their last 8 games in all competitions. Two of those away matches have come in the Coupe de France with wins over Trélissac and Granville, the first of which was via a penalty shootout. Trends show Marseille have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 away games in all competitions .
Looking ahead to the team news and Lyon will definitely be without 3 players for this game as Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Memphis Depay and Youssouf Koné are on the treatment table. There are also doubts over Léo Dubois, Maxwel Cornet and Oumar Solet.
Marseille travel without Florian Thauvin who has an ankle injury. Dario Benedetto is recovering from a Achilles tendon injury but is unlikely to be involved.
Only one of the last 10 meetings between these teams have ended in a draw and that suggests we should see a winner inside 90 minutes. We could see both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals scored but the quick turnaround in fixtures could favour the home team.
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