Châteauroux and Lorient join forces at the Stade Gaston Petit in a meeting for this stage of the Coupe de France (16 th finals). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was played on 10-03-2006 and ended with the result: Châteauroux (0-1) Lorient. In this meeting the house factor could play an important role, since Lorient presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Châteauroux
To reach this stage of the Coupe de France (16 th finals), the home team had to eliminate: Pau, Briochin and Poitiers. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; Against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a home win with Boulogne for (1-0). In the last 10 home games for all competitions, Châteauroux won 4, drew 3 and lost 3. This is a team that has struggled to open the scoring. In fact, it only opened the scorer once in the last 9 games. In 9 games, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only got 1 turnaround. There have been 1 period featured in the last 15 home games for all competitions: they scored 7 of their 19 goals in the minutes (31′-45 ‘).
Lorient
The visiting team arrives at this stage of the Coupe de France (16 th finals) after a home victory over (2-1) with Nice. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 draws and 12 defeats as a visitor; Against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. The team arrive at this meeting after a home defeat by Dijon (2-3). In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Lorient drew 2 and lost 8. The team has not been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 10 games, but their attack has been regular, In the last 10 matches. In their away games there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 31 in 47 have finished with over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 15 games, he only managed 2 rounds in 11 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Direct meetings between Châteauroux and Lorient
10.03.06 L2 Chateauroux Lorient 0 : 1
10.10.05 L2 Lorient Chateauroux 2 : 1
11.01.05 L2 Chateauroux Lorient 3 : 0
13.08.04 L2 Lorient Chateauroux 2 : 1
07.02.04 L2 Lorient Chateauroux 0 : 1
Prediction: Under 2,5 goals
Odds: 1.70
