Strasbourg
It’s 10 in Ligue 1 with 27 points gathered in 22 rounds.
It’s not in a good shape in the last 6 matches with 3 wins and 3 defeats.
At home it seems to be a strong band because it has been imposed in 3 of the previous 4 games.
It is based on the 7th French championship attack and has 27 successes.
The defensive but suffered, is just over the other two bands and has won 37 goals.
To reach the Cup this past Dijon after a 120-minute game.
In the last edition of this competition was eliminated by Avranches in eighth.
Lille
It occupies the 18th place in the championship, the barrage, with 22 points in all stages.
It comes after 2 defeats, so morale is not a good one.
She did not shine on her trips, losing 5 of the last eight in all competitions.
The offensive is superior to those of Metz and Caen and has 19 successes.
The defense did not help too much, being 16 with 33 goals.
In this edition of the French Cup it eliminated the modest Le Mans from the 4th league.
Last year it reached the quarterfinals where it was eliminated by Monaco.
Direct meetings
Twenty-one times they have battled and the situation is almost perfect.
Strasbourg leads with 8 wins, Lille has 7 and 6 times finished in draw.
They met once again this season, in the championship, Stade de la Meinau and won the hosts with a 3-0 smashing.
Besides, this is the only recent dispute.
PREDICTION: Strasbourg win @ 2.25