Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Chelsea come to Parc des Princes for the Champions League match on Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Form: Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Paris Saint-Germain have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Monaco, before claiming 3 points in a 0-1 win against Le Havre. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Monaco. Paris Saint-Germain won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 18 and conceded eight goals.
Chelsea Form
Chelsea have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Arsenal, they came out empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-4 win against Aston Villa. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Wrexham. Chelsea only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.
Betting stats and facts for Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 10 of the last 12 Paris Saint-Germain home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Paris Saint-Germain matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Paris Saint-Germain home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Paris Saint-Germain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Chelsea away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Chelsea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Chelsea away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Chelsea have won 5 of the last 7 away matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
In-form players: Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Joao Pedro shows decent form right now for Chelsea, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Paris Saint-Germain, who are strong favourites on Wednesday. Siding with Vitinha also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Champions League matches.
Popular betting markets: Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Full-time result
Paris Saint-Germain claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Chelsea won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing three in this series of matches. Paris Saint-Germain have not lost to Chelsea in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Paris Saint-Germain scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Chelsea scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Chelsea games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Paris Saint-Germain on the scoreboard this coming Wednesday with Chelsea managing just a single one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Paris Saint-Germain, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Chelsea. They performed an average of 2.5 goals in these.
