PSG travel to Basaksehir for their second Champions League game. We bring you the stats, team news and predictions ahead of the fixture.
Istanbul Basaksehir and Paris Saint-Germain will both be looking to get their first win in the Champions League when both sides clash in the second group game of group H.
The two domestic champions will lock horns at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium on Wednesday.
The hosts suffered a 2-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the opening round of fixtures. In similar fashion, PSG once again fell victim to Manchester United as they lost 2-1 to the Red Devils on home soil.
Both sides are eager to claim a win but it could fall down to quality. The likes of Mbappe, Neymar and company will be fired up to hit the goal throttle against Basaksehir and a win is well in their favor.
Veteran Martin Skrtel may find it difficult to cope with the pace and power of the Paris attack and a comprehensive away win is on the cards. On paper at least.
Istanbul Basaksehir Form & Stats
Turkish Super Lig champions Istanbul Basaksehir made a poor start to the defence of their title with only a point from their first four games. They failed to score in a trio of 2-0 defeats to Hatayspor, Galatasaray and Karagumruk and a 0-0 draw with Goztepe.
But back-to-back Super Lig wins over Trabzonspor 2-0 away from home and a 5-1 rout of Antalyaspor at the weekend saw Okan Buruk’s side return to winning ways.
Sandwiched in between the two domestic victories was a 2-0 loss to RB Leipzig as Istanbul Basaksehir made their UEFA Champions League debut on a losing front last week.
Key Team Stats
- Istanbul Basaksehir have lost 6 of their last 9 matches (all competitions).
- Istanbul Basaksehir have seen BTTS No in 7 of their last 8 matches (all competitions).
- Istanbul Basaksehir have lost their last 3 matches (Champions League).
PSG Form & Stats
PSG suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester United last week in this year’s UEFA Champions League opener.
Marcus Rashford scored the winner for United three minutes from time. A Bruno Fernandes penalty had given United a first-half lead before PSG levelled courtesy of an Anthony Martial own goal.
Thomas Tuchel’s side bounced back in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 4-0 victory over Dijon. They will be eager to carry that form to midweek as well.
Key Team Stats
- PSG have won their last 6 matches (Ligue 1).
- PSG have won by 2+ goals in their last 5 matches (Ligue 1).
- PSG have have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 3 matches (Ligue 1).
- PSG kept five clean sheets in their last seven games.
Team News
Instanbul Basaksehir: Caicara, Ugur Ucar (ruled out).
Martin Skrtel, Nacer Chadli, Azubuike Okechukwu (doubt).
PSG:
Juan Bernat, Thilo Kehrer, Marco Verratti, Leandro Paredes, Idrissa Gueye, Alexandre Letellier and Mauro Icardi (all ruled out).
Julian Draxler(doubt).
Predicted Line-ups
(Note: The image will change to the official XI once they’re both announced)
Head-To-Head Record
The two sides have never met in a competitive fixture and this will be their first time out.
Match Facts
Betting tips
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