Ace Football previews the Champions League round of 16 match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Paris Saint-Germain come to Stamford Bridge for the Champions League match on Tuesday, Chelsea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Team form: Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea Form
A single point is all Chelsea can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Wrexham, before getting trounced 5-2 against Paris Saint-Germain while Newcastle won 0-1. Chelsea have been in potent form at Stamford Bridge, winning no less than five of the past six Champions League matches here. They also hammered in 12 goals, while letting in three as they also lost once.
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Their past three matches saw Paris Saint-Germain beating Le Havre 0-1, losing 1-3 against Monaco, and beating Chelsea by 5-2. Paris Saint-Germain came through their last six away games in the Champions League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded seven.
Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 12 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Chelsea home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Chelsea matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Paris Saint-Germain matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Paris Saint-Germain away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Paris Saint-Germain matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain
Joao Pedro has three strikes in six Champions League matches for The Blues, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Paris Saint-Germain. The visitors are looking to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has provided his team with four Champions League goals.
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Full-time result
Chelsea claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Paris Saint-Germain won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Chelsea in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Chelsea scored first in six of their last ten home games. Paris Saint-Germain scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Paris Saint-Germain should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Tuesday, as Chelsea only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Paris Saint-Germain claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Paris Saint-Germain. They performed an average of 2.4 goals in these. Chelsea conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Paris Saint-Germain are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.
