📏 Form Guide

Paris Saint-Germain

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PSG are hoping to win again following the 1-2 Ligue 1 success over RC Lens.

In that match, Paris Saint-Germain managed 67% possession and 9 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Paris Saint-Germain, the goalscorers were Fabián Ruiz (59') and Bradley Barcola (86'). Lens got 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. M'Bala Nzola (36') was the scorer for RC Lens.

Paris Saint-Germain have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.

They’ve hit an aggregate of 14 during that time while also conceding a total of 7. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.

Manchester City

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Manchester City will go into this clash following on from a 0-6 Premier League win to defeat Ipswich Town in their previous fixture.

In that game, Manchester City managed 68% possession and 17 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Manchester City, the scorers were Phil Foden (27', 42'), Mateo Kovačić (30'), Jérémy Doku (49'), Erling Haaland (57') and James McAtee (69'). Ipswich Town got 8 attempts at goal with 4 on target.

Demonstrating their involvement in productive encounters, goals have been seen as many as 24 times in the previous 6 matches in which Manchester City have taken to the pitch, yielding a mean average of 4 goals each clash. Their opponents have got 6 from this total.

↔️ Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes going back to 06/04/2016 shows that PSG have won 1 of these games and Manchester City 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 6 for Les Rouge-et-Bleu and 9 coming from The Citizens. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league match between these sides was Champions League match day 5 on 24/11/2021 when it ended Manchester City 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain.

In that match, Manchester City had 54% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Raheem Sterling (63') and Gabriel Jesus (76').

Paris Saint-Germain had 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Kylian Mbappé (50') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Daniele Orsato.

🗞️ Team News: PSG

It seems likely that Les Rouge-et-Bleu look set to kick off with a 4-3-3 system in the match, utilising Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Warren Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Ousmane Dembele, Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola.

📋 Team News: Manchester City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has multiple availability issues to deal with. Nathan Aké (Muscle injury), Claudio Echeverri (Muscle injury), John Stones (Foot injury), Oscar Bobb (Broken leg) and Rodri (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.

From our viewpoint, The Citizens will likely play in a 4-1-4-1 formation, starting the game with Ederson Moraes, Rico Lewis, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Savinho and Erling Haaland.

💡 Prediction

We are of the inclination to think that Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain could both end up scoring at least one each in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating the two teams.

Looks like a high-scoring draw might be possible, as we’re expecting it to be that close. Our tip is therefore for a 2-2 scoreline at the end of the 90.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 19:00 22/01/2025