One-sided contest expected as Paris Saint Germain welcomes Nice

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parc des Princes (47929 seats)

Paris Saint Germain have been busy practising for this following their 1-0 result against Olympique Lyonnais, a fixture that made them wiser. How will they do against Nice?

Insights:
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (26) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 1

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nice, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

Paris Saint Germain and Nice should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Paris Saint Germain form and stats

Paris Saint Germain have collected seven points from their first three Ligue 1 games here at Parc des Princes, a promising start.

The Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 430 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligue 1.

Paris Saint Germain are returning here after visiting Olympique Lyonnais and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Messi scored the goal(s). The gifted forward Messi bettered all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.71 out of 10. Messi scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 59 successful passes (of 64 total).

Before that game, a fine away victory at Maccabi Haifa. A Champions League match. It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how PSG have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 9 games found in the database showing 9 Paris Saint Germain wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.

Paris Saint Germain are traveling soon after this match as the Champions League match at Benfica awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and PSG are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches.

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Nice form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Nice have a lot to prove after their out-of-character loss (0-1) to Angers SCO in their previous match, played at home. Dante, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Dante won 8 of 11 duels.

Before that game, 1-1 away against Partizan in the Europa Conference League.

Nice are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Paris Saint Germain victories, three draws and one Nice win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PSGNeymar
Neymar
8 goals
Paris Saint GermainK. Mbappé
K. Mbappé
7 goals
Paris Saint GermainL. Messi
L. Messi
4 goals

Paris Saint Germain missing players

Nice missing players

Paris Saint Germain Nice
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 3 1 Played P 0 4 8
7 2 1 Won W 0 2 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
26 7 5 Scored S 0 4 5
4 3 2 Conceded C 0 3 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
62% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
62% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 50%
 
6.4 6 11 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.8 4.6
2.1 2.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.2 4.4
2.2 3.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
18.8 18.7 23 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 12.2
8.8 7.3 12 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 3.4
37% 32% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 19%
 
9.8 5.7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 11.2
3.5 2.7 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.4
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Nice have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Ligue 1
  • Nice have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nice haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Paris Saint Germain have scored more than double the goals of Nice.
  • Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most clean sheets (5) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (26) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+22) in Ligue 1
  • Paris Saint Germain have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Paris Saint Germain haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 7 1 0 26 4 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 5 0 0 19 1 22 22
2 Olympique Marseille 8 6 2 0 16 5 5 4 1 0 10 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 11 20
3 Lorient 8 6 1 1 17 12 3 3 0 0 8 4 5 3 1 1 9 8 5 19
4 Lens 8 5 3 0 16 7 4 4 0 0 11 5 4 1 3 0 5 2 9 18
5 Monaco 8 4 2 2 13 12 4 1 1 2 6 10 4 3 1 0 7 2 1 14
6 Olympique Lyonnais 8 4 1 3 16 10 5 4 0 1 13 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 6 13
7 Lille 8 4 1 3 16 16 4 2 0 2 8 11 4 2 1 1 8 5 0 13
8 Rennes 8 3 3 2 14 8 4 3 0 1 10 3 4 0 3 1 4 5 6 12
9 Montpellier 8 4 0 4 19 15 5 3 0 2 9 8 3 1 0 2 10 7 4 12
10 Troyes 8 3 1 4 14 16 3 1 1 1 4 5 5 2 0 3 10 11 -2 10
11 Clermont 8 3 1 4 9 13 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 1 1 2 5 5 -4 10
12 Toulouse 8 2 2 4 9 13 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 1 0 3 5 7 -4 8
13 Nice 8 2 2 4 5 9 4 0 1 3 1 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 -4 8
14 Angers SCO 8 2 2 4 9 18 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 1 1 2 4 10 -9 8
15 Nantes 8 1 4 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 4 5 4 0 2 2 4 6 -3 7
16 Auxerre 8 2 1 5 8 19 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 1 0 3 4 12 -11 7
17 Reims 8 1 3 4 10 17 4 0 2 2 4 9 4 1 1 2 6 8 -7 6
18 Strasbourg 8 0 5 3 6 9 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 3 5 -3 5
19 Brest 8 1 2 5 8 18 4 0 2 2 2 10 4 1 0 3 6 8 -10 5
20 Ajaccio 8 1 1 6 4 11 4 0 1 3 1 5 4 1 0 3 3 6 -7 4

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Ligue 1 is the top league in the French football league system. Seasons run from August to May with 20 teams playing a total of 380 fixtures. The team topping the league table after the final game is the champion of France, receiving the trophy L’Hexagoal. Ligue 1 is one of the top five European leagues.