Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coupe de la Ligue. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Paris Saint Germain and Saint-Étienne.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
Paris Saint Germain was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Coupe de la Ligue.Paris Saint Germain have been very solid at home in the Ligue 1 so far, with 24 points collected from 9 matches (8-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Ever since the Reims game Paris Saint Germain has been unbeatable here at Parc des Princes producing five straight wins. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Paris Saint Germain has won six games in a row. The Dijon match was the last time out without a victory.
Paris Saint Germain are returning here after visiting Linas-Montlhery in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 6-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Amiens SC.
As mentioned above, Paris Saint Germain "killed" Linas-Montlhery in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Everyone expects Paris Saint Germain to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 18 games: 16 home wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Paris Saint Germain have won with at least two goals margin 14 times in similar situations.
Paris Saint Germain are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Parc des Princes in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 9 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Paris Saint Germain have only let in 3 goals at home.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
Saint-Étienne was sent out of Coupe de la Ligue in the 16th finals last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Saint-Étienne's last three away games as they have all been lost. Recent form does not give Saint-Étienne much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Paris Saint Germain will be a tough nut to crack.
Two travels in a row for Saint-Étienne, whose manager C. Puel could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Bastia-Borgo. It was a Ligue 1 defeat before that one as the away game against Strasbourg wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Saint-Étienne lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 3-0 beating and focus on this one.
Saint-Étienne are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found five matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Of the defeats, 1 game were lost by at least two goals margin.
Saint-Étienne have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Saint-Étienne have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Paris Saint Germain - Saint-Étienne 6-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Paris Saint Germain victories, 2 draws and 0 Saint-Étienne wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé 11 goals |  M. Icardi 9 goals |  Neymar 7 goals |
Paris Saint Germain missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Paris Saint Germain | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 72 | 36 | Scored | S | 19 | 31 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 27 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 24% | ||
| 6.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 404 | 173 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 254 | ||
| 181 | 84 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 82 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 45 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Rennes | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Lille | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Nantes | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Monaco | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 10 | Nice | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Strasbourg | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyonnais | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 13 | Bordeaux | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Brest | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Dijon | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Metz | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Toulouse | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -20 | 12 |