**Coupe de France dream or disaster?** Two clubs scrapping for survival in the lower reaches hit the cup stage hoping lightning strikes. 🔥 Both teams have been leaky defensively and desperately need a moment.

Caen's won just one of their last five, with back-to-back away defeats leaving them bruised. Chambly are marginally steadier—two wins in five—but couldn't shut out Steenvoorde and got hammered by Amiens. This is a pick-your-poison scenario: neither side looks locked down.

Key storylines:

- **Caen's attack** needs **D. Bokuma** and **E. Suriam** to finally click at home after struggling on the road
- **Chambly's midfield** with **B. Mehadji** and **A. Diliberto** will have to manage Caen's press in a wide-open game
- Cup fever could flip the script for either underdog, but defensive shape will decide it

Expected lineups:

- **AS PTT Caen**: A. Diop, K. Quénéa, L. Hamel, L. Chichua, C. Kinkela, G. Giglio, J. Masrour, L. Bretteville, A. Liard, D. Bokuma, E. Suriam
- **FC Chambly Oise**: S. Pontdeme, A. Paye, A. Goncalves, A. Marques, J. Khasa, A. Diliberto, B. Mehadji, E. Adam, A. George, K. Gannoun, L. Delpech

Prediction:

**2-1 Caen**. Home advantage and a desperate hunger give them the slimmest of edges in a scrappy cup tie.