Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Girona and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Champions League title favourites Paris Saint-Germain begin their title challenge on Wednesday in an opening day encounter with Girona at Parc des Princes.
Form: Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona
Paris Saint-Germain Form
Paris Saint-Germain swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 6-0 against Montpellier. They went on to defeat Lille 1-3 and made it three on the spin against Brest in a 3-1 victory. Paris Saint-Germain claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded five goals.
Girona Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Girona. They first took out Osasuna by 4-0 before downing Sevilla by 0-2. The winning streak came to an end against Barcelona, who ran out 1-4 winners.
Betting stats and facts for Paris Saint-Germain and Girona
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 Paris Saint-Germain and Girona played across all tournaments.
- Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 26 of the last 27 home matches
- Paris Saint-Germain have scored in 21 of the last 23 matches
- Paris Saint-Germain have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Paris Saint-Germain have conceded in 15 of the last 17 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 matches Paris Saint-Germain played, both teams scored
- Girona have scored in 9 of the last 11 away matches
- In the last 3 Girona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Girona have conceded in 7 of the last 9 away matches
- Girona have not won 4 of the last 5 away matches
- Girona have scored in 4 of the last 5 matches
Players on top: Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona
As the new Champions League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Paris Saint-Germain and Girona this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Parc des Princes across all tournaments Paris Saint-Germain won five times, drew two and lost three times. Girona claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Paris Saint-Germain won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Paris Saint-Germain scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Girona got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Paris Saint-Germain managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Paris Saint-Germain, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Girona, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Paris Saint-Germain scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.
Betting prediction: Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Paris Saint-Germain and Girona seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Champions League match.
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