LiontipsPSG vs Saint-Etienne. Predictions and Betting Tips for Ligue 1
Command Analysis
Paris Saint-Germain will come into the field in a great mood. Ligue 1 champions have just beat current Champions League holders - Bayern Munich. In a first leg Red and Blues secured a 3:2 away win over German champion and on Park des Princes lost the game 0:1, but still went through on aggregate.
After 32 rounds of current Ligue 1 season Parisians have 21 win and 3 draws, which gave them 66 points and 2nd place in the table. After losing to Lille (0:1) today's hosts won an away game on Strasbourg (4:1).
PSG will have to play without Bernat, Gueye, Icardi, Paredes, Neymar and Kurzawa, who have a calf injury.
Ten-time Ligue 1 champion and six-time cup holder had nearly relegated in the previous season. Current one is not going great eather - team is so far on the second half of the table and showing unstable, subpar game.
After 32 rounds Saints secured 10 wins and 10 draws, which gave them 39 points and 13th place in the standings. After home loss against Monaco (0:4) Greens cruised to two victories - over Nimes (2:0) and Bordeaux (4:1).
Sissoko, Modeste, Macon, Bajic and Boudebouz, who have an ankle injury, won't take part in this game.
Trends
PSG won 4 of last 5 head-to-head matches
In 2 of last 4 head-to-head matches goals were scored in both halves
In every third head-to-head match penalty was awarded.
Tip and bets
Opposing teams have different tournament motivation and are of different levels of play. We expect that guests will try to contain Parisians' strong offense, but they are unlikely to succeed. We think PSG will secure a confident win.
Our prediction - PSG to win with handicap (-1,5) goals at 1.98 on Winline.
Head-to-head matches between those teams rarely finishes with a lot of goals. We expect that Parisians, who are tired after Champions League match, will do their thing with little effort.
Second bet - total under 3 goals at 1.87
