This is the most anticipated match in the 29th round of the French Ligue 1 division between Paris Saint German and Olympique Marseille. The match is scheduled to kick-off at exactly 21:00pm at the Le Parc des Princes Stadium, home to PSG. Both PSG and Marseille are currently in a very good form in the domestic league. With PSG, after being eliminated by Manchester United in the round of 16 UCL, Tuchel's men regained their confidence with a 4-0 victory over Dijon in their last match. On the other hand, the guest Marseille also showing its progress in the league of recent. They are firmly in fourth place with 4 more points than the club below them. Although, PSG has won the league already with 17 points adrift the second place team Lille. But they did not show any glimpse of surrendering yet, so if Marseille wants to get points in this match, they will need to play with more than 200% of their abilities as well as ensure maximum tight defense if they want to cut their Attacking force.
PSG
The host PSG are quite the dominant team in the league this season, maybe not in Europe but in the domestic league, everything is different. The 17-point gap with the second ranked team, Lille, has pretty much sum it up on how good they are domestically. In their last 5 matches in Ligue 1, PSG has won a maximum of 15 points and averaged 3 goals per game. They leisurely reached their destination without encountering any obstacles. Losing today won't matter much for the host as they are above the second place team with a huge gap, couple with the fact that the host won't be starting most of their high profiled players due to injuries and Suspension. However, the host would rely on their star player Mbappe and also Julian draxler to finish the job at Le Parc des Princes.
MARSEILLE
The visitors Marseille are currently sitting in the 4th position on the League rankings with 47 points after having managed to record a total of 14 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats, in their last 28 league matches played. Its not going to be a surprise if Marseille is defeated by PSG in this match. Even though the recent performance of Garcia's team is very good, but its not enough to scare away the league leaders. In recent times, Marseille has made good use of the losses of their direct competitors to rise to fourth place. In their last 5 matches, the team has pocketed 13 points so far with, 4 wins and 1 draw, so if they lost to PSG tonight then Marseille can still be relieved by the 4-point gap with the teams below them. Playing on the road as a guest today at the Parc des Princes, Marseille understands that they do not have too many chances to win, and even considering a 1 point to take here will surely be a huge problem for the team. The team will have to play with unity and full focus if they wish to continue their recent unbeaten run in the league.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- PSG have won their last 14 home matches in Ligue 1.
- PSG have scored at least 2 goals in 18 of their last 19 matches.
- PSG have scored at least 2 goals in 18 of their last 19 matches against Marseille in all competitions.
- PSG have kept a clean sheet in 8 of their last 9 home matches against Marseille in all competitions.
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Marseille's last 4games in Ligue 1.
PREDICTION
This is surely gonn' be a tough match for the visitors as they are unlucky to play against an in form PSG side tonight. In their last 10 previous meetings between the two teams, all were one-sided matches for PSG. Manager Tuchel has won 8 times and drawn 2, without a defeat against Marseille. Therefore, there will not be any chance for guests to win this game without not working hard for it. The game will surely be an open game for both teams as they both really don't have nothing to lose considering the fact that they are both safely secured in their respective position on the league rankings.
MY PICK
- Total Goals Over 2.5 @ odd 1.38
- Both teams to score @ odd 1.73
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