The league table in Ligue 1 tells a story about these teams so far, with Paris Saint Germain leading Nîmes by 30 points. Match preview to follow:
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals (50) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (44) in Ligue 1
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 and Nîmes.
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Parc des Princes as Paris Saint Germain, who have the most scored goals (50) in Ligue 1, have scored 29 goals to get 25 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Ligue 1 are 8-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Paris has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Parc des Princes. We remember; it was Olympique Lyonnais.
Paris Saint Germain faced defeat in their previous match, away at Lorient (2-3). Before that, Paris had a home game versus Montpellier which ended with a victory 4-0.
Heartbreak for Paris Saint Germain in their last match as Lorient's T. Moffi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Paris Saint Germain are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Parc des Princes with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 17 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Paris has won 16 times, drawn one and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Paris Saint Germain has won by at least two goals 14 times when in this position.
The manager M. Pochettino Trossero will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Olympique Marseille in only four days.
Paris are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Parc des Princes in their league games, having scored an impressive 29 goals in 11 matches. Defensively Paris Saint Germain have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nîmes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nîmes, who have the most conceded goals (44) in Ligue 1, so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose).
Nîmes are travelling again after losing away to Angers SCO in their previous match (1-3). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Olympique Marseille.
Nobody expects Nîmes to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath five times before, with the overall statistics of won one, draw one and lost three. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Nîmes are hosting Monaco in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
The attacking power of Nîmes when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Nîmes have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Nîmes - Paris Saint Germain 0-4, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's five Paris victories, zero draws and zero Nîmes wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 14 goals |  M. Kean 9 goals |  N. da Silva Santos Junior 6 goals |
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| Paris Saint Germain | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 50 | 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 44 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 91% | 95% |
| 73% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 76% |
| 59% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 38% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 59% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14.9 | 16.5 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 25% |
- Nîmes has the fewest scored goals (8) away in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (44) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-27) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paris Saint Germain has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the most clean sheets (13) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the most clean sheets (7) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals (29) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals (50) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the the best goal difference (+24) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain has the the best goal difference (+36) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paris Saint Germain have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Paris Saint Germain have scored more than double the goals of Nîmes.
- Paris Saint Germain haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lille | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 45 |
| 4 | Monaco | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 42 |
| 5 | Rennes | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Metz | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Lens | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Angers SCO | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 9 | Olympique Marseille | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 32 |
| 10 | Bordeaux | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Montpellier | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 28 |
| 12 | Reims | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | Nice | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Brest | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Nantes | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
| 18 | Lorient | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Dijon | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 15 |
| 20 | Nîmes | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -27 | 15 |