Champions League: VfB Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 8 match between VfB Stuttgart and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

VfB Stuttgart enjoy home advantage, when visitors Paris Saint-Germain swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

VfB Stuttgart are number 24 in the table on ten points after seven matches. Paris Saint-Germain rank as number 22 with ten points after seven matches played.

Team form: VfB Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Freiburg by 4-0, before winning 1-3 against Slovan Bratislava. The streak ended in a recent 2-0 defeat against Mainz 05. VfB Stuttgart only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

Paris Saint-Germain Form

Paris Saint-Germain look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 1-2 and 4-2 winners against Lens and Manchester City, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Reims, as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw. Paris Saint-Germain won three of a possible six away matches in the Champions League, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine while also conceding six times.

Betting stats and facts for VfB Stuttgart and Paris Saint-Germain

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that VfB Stuttgart and Paris Saint-Germain played across all tournaments.

In-form players: VfB Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Enzo Millot, who is performing well for VfB Stuttgart. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Paris Saint-Germain.The visitors will be looking to Goncalo Ramos to find the net once again, after managing two Champions League goals for Paris Saint-Germain in recent matches.

Popular markets: VfB Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain

Full-time result

VfB Stuttgart won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Paris Saint-Germain won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost one in this run. Paris Saint-Germain struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 12 matches in a row. Paris Saint-Germain did not lose any of their last 6 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

VfB Stuttgart scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Paris Saint-Germain played. VfB Stuttgart managed to open the scoreline in no less than five of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Paris Saint-Germain performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Paris Saint-Germain, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.5 times goals per game. Paris Saint-Germain scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.