What Goalsforge reads in the Coupe de France calendar.
The Coupe de France is the largest open football cup in the world, with thousands of amateur clubs entering alongside the Ligue 1 professionals. Goalsforge reads every Coupe de France fixture from the seventh round onward — when Ligue 1 clubs enter — and returns a single probability-backed prediction — locked before kickoff, settled after full-time.
- Single-elimination format means every fixture is a binary outcome — the engine reads the Coupe de France as a higher-variance prediction book than Ligue 1.
- Lower-league clubs host Ligue 1 clubs in the early rounds — the engine reads form-by-division and weights home advantage heavily.
- The Coupe de France calendar runs from August through May — fixtures are read as their own cycle, not as a continuation of the Ligue 1 schedule.
Coupe de France at a glance
Coverage at a glance.
The shape of the Coupe de France calendar — clubs, fixtures, kickoff cadence, top clubs, and the season window Goalsforge reads when the model locks the prediction.
Clubs7500across the open cup
Fixtures / season7,500one prediction per fixture
Matchdays8home-and-away
Avg goals / match2.85long-run average
Kickoff cadence
Midweek 18:30Midweek 20:45Saturday 18:00Saturday 20:00Sunday 14:00Sunday 16:00Sunday 18:00Sunday 20:00
Top clubs in this competition
Paris Saint-GermainMarseilleLyonMonacoLilleRennesNiceLens
What makes this competition different
Distinctive traits of Coupe de France.
The largest open football cup in the world — thousands of amateur clubs enter alongside the professionals
Lower-league clubs host Ligue 1 clubs in the early rounds — the night of the giant-killing
Stade de France final in Paris — fixed venue, fixed date
Frequently asked
Coupe de France prediction questions.
How does Goalsforge handle Coupe de France giant-killings?
Ligue 1 clubs enter from the round of 64 against lower-league hosts. The model reads form-by-division and conditions the prediction on the league gap between the two sides, not on a clean form comparison.
When does Goalsforge lock Coupe de France predictions?
Each Coupe de France prediction is locked and timestamped at the official kickoff time. The engine stops reading new inputs at that moment and the forecast is held against the final score across 90 minutes plus stoppage, with extra-time and penalties tracked as part of the final score.
Does Goalsforge cover the Coupe de France final?
Yes — every Coupe de France fixture from the seventh round onward, through the final at the Stade de France, gets one probability-backed prediction. The full record settles after the May final in Paris.