Three points for the home side is expected from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Paris Saint Germain supporters are hopeful that the mismatch between 1st and Saint-Étienne's 16th place in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (53) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This should be an absorbing match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Paris Saint Germain form and stats
11-1-0 is the performance here at Parc des Princes so far in the Ligue 1, giving Paris Saint Germain a total of 34 from their 12 games here. Outstanding results! In general it's been a long time since Paris Saint Germain tasted defeat here at Parc des Princes, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
PSG faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nantes (1-3). Messi, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the top player for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.33 (out of 10). Messi served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 62 successful passes (of 74 total).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Paris Saint Germain's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Paris Saint Germain have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Saint-Étienne form and stats
There's been little loot from Saint-Étienne's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the Ligue 1. Saint-Étienne only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Saint-Étienne, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Saint-Étienne's last game was the home draw against Strasbourg (2-2). Attacker Bouanga got a player rating of 7.83 in the game. "Man of the match" Bouanga signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Prior to that result Saint-Étienne won their away game at Clermont. The scoreline was 2-1.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Saint-Étienne have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Saint-Étienne has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two sides encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Saint-Étienne - PSG 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - two - zero (Paris Saint Germain wins - draws - Saint-Étienne wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbappé Lottin 12 goals |   W. Khazri 9 goals |  D. Hélio Pereira 4 goals |
Paris Saint Germain missing players
Saint-Étienne missing players
| Paris Saint Germain | Saint-Étienne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 53 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 22 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | 47 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 80% |
| 56% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 42% | 56% |
| 36% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 40% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 60% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 64% |
| 36% | 58% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | 15.5 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9 | 11.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 42% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 27% |
| 11.6 | 10.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
- Paris Saint Germain have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 Saint-Étienne.
- Paris Saint Germain have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the most points (34) at home in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the most points from losing position (18) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals (53) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Ligue 1
- Paris Saint Germain have the the best goal difference (+31) in Ligue 1
- Saint-Étienne have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Saint-Étienne have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Saint-Étienne 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 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 59 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Nice | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Rennes | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 40 |
| 6 | Monaco | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Nantes | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Olympique Lyonnais | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | Lens | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 37 |
| 11 | Lille | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Brest | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Reims | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Clermont | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 27 |
| 16 | Saint-Étienne | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 22 |
| 17 | Troyes | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 21 |
| 18 | Lorient | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 21 |
| 19 | Metz | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 20 | Bordeaux | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 37 | -25 | 21 |
