Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain vs Saint-Etienne – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Ligue 1 game between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Struggling Saint-Etienne are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday at Parc des Princes. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Paris Saint-Germain have taken the lead in the Ligue 1 after collecting 40 points from their initial 16 encounters. Saint-Etienne trail by 24 points after 16 rounds, leaving them as number 15 in the table on 16 points.

Form: Paris Saint-Germain vs Saint-Etienne

Paris Saint-Germain Form

Paris Saint-Germain are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Monaco 2-4, and then drawing 1-1 with Lens. They were back as winners when they defeated Monaco 1-0. Paris Saint-Germain have been in potent form at Parc des Princes, winning no less than five of the past six Ligue 1 matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 15 goals while letting in five.

Saint-Etienne Form

In their last three matches, Saint-Etienne lost against Toulouse and Marseille by 2-1 and 0-4, respectively, and beat Reims by 3-1. Saint-Etienne didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Ligue 1 matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 22 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats for Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Paris Saint-Germain vs Saint-Etienne

Augustine Boakye shows decent form right now for Saint-Etienne, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Ligue 1. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Paris Saint-Germain, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with Ousmane Dembele also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Ligue 1 matches.

Betting markets: Paris Saint-Germain vs Saint-Etienne

Full-time result

Paris Saint-Germain won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Saint-Etienne won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run. Amazingly, Paris Saint-Germain are on a streak of 18 matches without defeat. Paris Saint-Germain have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Paris Saint-Germain have beaten Saint-Etienne in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Paris Saint-Germain scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Saint-Etienne only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Paris Saint-Germain probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as Saint-Etienne managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Etienne.

Total goals

Paris Saint-Germain saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Saint-Etienne’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.