Ligue 1: PSG vs. Monaco Preview, Odds, Prediction

This weekend, the big derby of French football takes place in Paris, where PSG hosts Monaco. This event at Parc des Princes closes Ligue 1 round 4, and it might give us the answer to PSG’s dominance in the championship. The Saints have been without competition during the last year, and many hope now that the gap is narrowed following this summer. Monaco didn’t reach the UEFA Champions League, and its international adventure continued in the Europa League. They started the season poorly, and hope to make a snap in Paris, which is pretty hard, to be honest.

Preview

PSG (-600) won all the previous four competitive games this year, conceding just three goals. The latest game was in Lille, where they humiliated the rivals, beating them 1-7, getting even for all the troubles from the past. Before that, PSG won against Montpellier at home, 5-2, and was better than Clermont in the season opener on the road, 0-5.

The Saints have been confident in the Super Cup as well. That game saw them rolling over Nantes, whom they trashed 4-0. As you can see, the Saints have pushed the gas pedal to the max early on and aren’t willing to stop anytime soon.

Neymar has been playing in solid shape, and we have to admit that Messi performs at a much higher level than in the past. It seems that some sort of chemistry finally appeared in the attack.

Monaco (+1200) has just one win since the start of the season, counting in the European games. That was in the Ligue 1 opener in Strasbourg, whom they defeated 1-2. After that, they played 1-1 at home with Rennes, before losing to Lens also in Monte Carlo, 1-4, which was a huge slap in the face.

As for the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Monaco played 1-1 against PSV at home, and then missed a perfect chance to win on the road, wasting a lead in the closing moments of the event. The regular 90 minutes ended 2-2, but the hosts scored in the extra times and advanced to the next stage.

As you can see, all those games were with both teams scoring. That has been the case throughout the entire preseason, and we can say that it is normal for this crew.

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Draxler, Gueye, Navas and Pembele are all out for PSG due to various injuries.

On the other side, Boadu is injured while Vanderson serves a red-card suspension.

Head to Head Games

PSG was better at home last year, 2-0, but they lost in Monte Carlo 3-0. Prior to the last year’s event at Parc des Princes, Monaco won one event, and one ended without winners.

Prediction

PSG will display its domination on Sunday night against the shaken rivals with massive defense problems. We think that the hosts will give their maximum, which is why we expect to see them triumphing with a high margin. Our first pick would be PSG to score two or more goals in the first 45 minutes, with the odds at +100, and the second to cover a 2.5-goal spread, that is at +115.

Pick: PSG over 1.5 HT +100