Paris Saint-Germain return to action on Friday night, as they welcome Nice to the Parc des Princes for the first Ligue 1 fixture of the weekend. The home fans will be expecting a good response following their result last weekend as the club aim to win the Ligue 1 title which slipped from their grasp and into the hands of Monaco last season. Nice enjoyed a great 2016/17 campaign but having failed to progress through the Champions League qualifiers, have found life difficult this season, both in Ligue 1 and the Europa League. It doesn’t get much tougher than a trip to play PSG.
France Ligue 1 – Princepark, Paris, Friday 27th October – 19:45 UK Time
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NiceParis Saint-Germain Form
Given the continued investment in the team, PSG are expected to win every match they play in Ligue 1 and therefore, they will be disappointed to have dropped points at Marseille last weekend.In truth, they were lucky to come away from the match with a point to show for their efforts thanks to a late Edinson Cavani free-kick. It was not a good performance from PSG, who were frustrated throughout most of the game and this frustration led to the dismissal of Neymar. However, PSG come into this match on a 13-game unbeaten run and have won 4 of their previous 5 matches in all competitions, scoring 17 goals in the process. PSG have not been defeated in their last 24 home matches have won their last 5 home Ligue 1 games by 2 goals or more.
Nice Form
Nice have been struggling this season and have lost their last 4 games in all competitions. They have tasted defeat at home to Marseille and Strasbourg in Ligue 1 and lost to Lazio in the Europa League. Nice also tasted defeat away to Montpellier and you must go back to the 17th September to find the last time they won a league match. Nice have won only 1 of their last 7 away matches and have scored only 1 goal in their last 4, which is not the sort of record you want when heading to the French capital. Having kept just one clean sheet in their last 9 away Ligue 1 games, the defence will need to be produce their best performance of the season to keep out the hosts.
Team News
PSG will be without record signing Neymar as the Brazilian is suspended following his red card at Marseille last weekend. Julian Draxler will come in to replace the winger on the left side of attack and Javier Pastore could also start with Thiago Motta injured. Nice have Wylan Cyprian, Jean Michael Seri and Mickael Le Bihan injured for this game. There are also doubts over the fitness of striker Mario Balotelli, but Wesley Sneijder could come into the midfield, providing a bit of experience.
Top Betting Tips
There is no doubt PSG are expected to win this match and to back anything other than a home win would be foolish. PSG are 1/7 with Ladbrokes to take maximum points. PSG have been good at home this season and have been scoring plenty of goals, winning their last 5 games by 2 goals or more. Expect PSG to get a few goals in this game and you can get 11/10 with Ladbrokes for PSG to win by 3 goals or more. Nice have been struggling to score goals away from home and this is a great opportunity for PSG to keep a clean sheet. PSG are 20/21 with Ladbrokes to win this match to nil.