At the Parc des Princes, PSG receives Saint-Etienne in the quarter-finals of the League Cup on Wednesday (9:05 p.m.). Here are the numbers to know.
5. Paris has already faced Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de la Ligue five times, including the first in 1999. The results are positive with four qualifications and one elimination, on November 27, 2012 in Geoffroy-Guichard on penalties after a draw ( 0-0). It is one of the three eliminations of Paris in the League Cup at the quarter-final stage. All competitions combined and only at the Parc des Princes, PSG received the Greens 42 times for 29 victories and 3 defeats.
20. Facing Saint-Etienne, the club of the capital remains on 20 games without defeat in all competitions, with 15 successes and 5 draws. This series has lasted since the 2012-2013 season. Saint-Etienne is currently the most successful club at PSG, after Angers (22 straight games without defeat), Nantes (22) and Marseille (20).
12. The number of goals, including three in the League Cup, scored by Edinson Cavani against the Greens. The Uruguayan is the current top scorer against ASSE. In the history of PSG, he is preceded by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (14 goals). Saint-Etienne is nevertheless his favorite target after Monaco, club against which he scored 15 goals in all competitions.
15. With 15 goals (in 17 games), Edinson Cavani is the top scorer in club history in the League Cup. He is ahead of Pedro Pauleta (10 goals), and Angel Di Maria (8).
81.3%. At home, PSG have totaled 81.3% of League Cup victories and therefore have 8 out of 10 chances to win. Draws represent 3.1% and losses 15.6%.
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9. In its last ten outings against a Ligue 1 opponent in the League Cup, Paris remains on nine successes. His only defeat dates back to last season, with a loss against Guingamp (1-2) at the Parc des Princes, in the quarterfinals. Before, the last home loss in this competition dates back to 2008-2009 against Bordeaux (3-0).
4-0. PSG's biggest victory in the League Cup was 4-0. It happened three times: against Troyes in 2001 in the round of 16, ahead of Valenciennes in 2008 in the quarterfinals and against Bastia in the final of 2015. However, his heaviest defeat was a 3-0 against Bordeaux in 2009 at the Parc des Princes.
20. The Italian Marco Verratti is the most capped player in the League Cup with 20 games played. If he plays this Wednesday, it will be his 299th meeting with PSG in all competitions. He is ahead of Thiago Silva (18), Cavani (17), Marquinhos (17), Di Maria (14).
