Paris Saint-Germain Vs Nice
Paris Saint-Germain Vs Nice Wednesday, 1 December 2021 – 20:00 (GMT)
French Ligue 1
Pick: PSG WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
Odds: 17/10
Bookmaker: Boylesports
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 30 November 2021)
Preview: Third-place Nice make their way to the French capital for this midweek round of Ligue 1 action, seeking to become the first visiting team this season to prevent runaway leaders PSG from collecting maximum points at the Parc des Princes.
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PSG – Messi acclimatized to Paris surroundings?
For all the criticism thrown Mauricio Pochettino’s way, he has led a team that finished second in the table last season to what is surely an insurmountable 12-point lead through fifteen rounds of this 2021-22 Ligue 1 term. Then again, he was always going to be judged on what PSG managed in Europe. So the fact they breezed into the Champions League Last-16 is another tick for the Argentine boss.
PSG tend not to be the most convincing though. Sunday’s 3-1 scoreline away to St-Etienne may have been a fourth straight Ligue 1 victory but it was a fourth league game running without preserving their clean sheet. It was the sixth time they had fallen behind, although they deserve credit for coming back to win five, In addition, Lionel Messi now looks up to speed, laying on all three goals over the weekend.
Key Stat: Following Sunday’s 3-1 win at St-Etienne, PSG have won 13 out of 15 Ligue 1 matches so far this season – of these wins, ten saw their defence breached on at least one occasion, including all of their current four-game winning streak.
Nice – Strong travelling Aiglons to soar in capital?
Christophe Galtier’s men lost further ground on league leaders PSG, and more pertinently to them the top-four, with Saturday’s shock 1-0 loss at home to a Metz side that begun the day bottom of the standings. It was a harsh defeat, after creating easily the better chances over the 90 minutes (xG: NIC 1.53 – 0.55 MET), but one that sees them fall from second to third ahead of Wednesday’s visit to Paris.
Nice last celebrated victory in the capital in 2009. Succumbing to defeat on seven of ten subsequent trips when facing PSG. Yet they are one of the few visiting sides to consistently push Les Parisiens close here, earning draws on two of four prior outings at Parc des Prince having gone down narrowly 2-1 last term. Furthermore, Les Aiglons’ Ligue 1 away record of W5 L2 this season is second only to that of PSG.
Key Stat: Saturday’s 1-0 home reverse at the hands of Metz means all four Nice losses in 2021-22 were ‘to nil’. Les Aiglons have either won whilst netting 2+ goals (five) or been beaten without scoring (twice) in seven away league games this term.
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Paris Saint-Germain Vs Nice Betting Advice
According to Infogol’s Expected Goals model, Nice deserve to be higher in the standings than PSG. Yet it is the latter who are benefiting from such an embarrassment of attacking riches, opening up a 12-point lead atop Ligue 1 with a fourth consecutive victory last time out. Conversely, Nice are coming off two defeats in three, although did win each of the last two – and five of seven for the season – away from home.
PSG Vs Nice – Key Facts:
- Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG are the only team in Ligue 1 boasting a 100% winning record at home this season, scoring at least twice in all seven said victories.
- PSG are bidding for a fifth successive Ligue 1 win. However, each of the previous four saw them concede on at least one occasion – and in 10 of 13 Ligue 1 victories across the season.
- Nice are coming off a poor spell (W1 L2), but won their past two away from home. Only PSG have accrued more away points this season than Les Aiglons (W5 D2).
Nice have rarely been overawed playing here. Last season’s 2-1 loss means they were either beaten by a single goal or earned a draw (twice) across their previous four visits to Parc des Princes. The visitors finding the net in five of the last seven renewals of this fixture in Paris. Taking into account six of PSG’s past seven wins in the league seen them concede, a wins for the hosts whilst conceding looks eminently plausible.
Best Betting Odds – Paris Saint-Germain Vs Nice
Paris Saint-Germain – 4/11 (PaddyPower)
Draw – 9/2 (WilliamHill)
Nice – 7/1 (BetVictor)
