Wednesday January 8, PSG welcomes Saint-Etienne during the 1/8 finals of the League Cup. Both teams will want to win to advance to the semi-finals.
PSG vs Saint-Etienne Free Betting Tips
Unsurprisingly, PSG does not share the leadership in Ligue 1 and continues to establish its domination week after week. The Parisians are 7 points ahead of their first pursuer, OM, while having played one game less. Defeated just 3 times in the first part of the season, Thomas Tuchel’s men have won their other 16 games played on the national scene in all competitions, including the last 8. In December, the Parisians dominated Montpellier (1-3), Saint-Etienne (0-4), Le Mans (1-4) in the previous round and Amiens just before the break (4-1). Sunday, they logically made a mouthful of fans of Linas-Monthery in the Coupe de France (0-6).
Opposite, Saint-Etienne seemed to have a hard time finishing the year after a catastrophic start to the season and a slightly more colorful fall. Indeed, the Greens have lost 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions in December. Beaten by Reims (3-1), Wolfsburg (1-0) in the Europa League and PSG (0-4), the Stéphanois just took over Nîmes in the 1/8 finals of the League Cup before bow again against Stasbourg (2-1) on the 19th day of Ligue 1. Results, Claude Puel’s men fell to 14th place in the ranking, 8 lengths from the podium. On Sunday, they started the year off well, dominating Bastia Borgo in the Coupe de France (0-3).
The staff for PSG vs Saint-Etienne
Like Sunday, PSG will still be deprived of 3 of its central defenders that are the taulier Thiago Silva and the important Kimpembe and Diallo. Sunday, Mbappé, Neymar and Icardi were left to rest and they should resume competition this Wednesday evening. Against fans of Linas-Monthery, Cavani and Sarabia both scored twice. Again, Sergio Rico should keep the Parisian cages.
Saint-Etienne is decimated for this part since the potential holders Bouanga, Monnet-Paquet, Gabriel Silva, Saliba and Hamouma are all injured. On the other hand, Cabaye, Khazri and Honorat all made their return last weekend. Package this weekend, the midfielders Youssouf and M’vila, and central defender Moukoudi are expected to return this Wednesday, as will Aholou and Trauco who have served their suspension.
The compositions for PSG vs Saint-Etienne
The likely composition of the PSG:
Sergio Rico – Meunier, Kehrer, Marquinhos, Bernat – Di Maria, Verratti, Gueye, Neymar – Mbappé, Icardi
Absent: Coming soon
Uncertain: Coming soon
The planned tactical arrangement (4-4-2):
Rico
Sucker – Kehrer – Marquinhos – Bernat
Di Maria – Verratti – Gueye – Neymar
Icardi – Mbappé
The likely composition of Saint-Etienne:
Ruffier (or Moulin) – Debuchy, Fofana, Perrin, Trauco – M’vila, Aholou, Youssouf – Boudebouz, Khazrin Nordin ,.
Absent: Bouanga, Cabaye, Monnet-Paquet, Gabriel Silva, Saliba, Hamouma (injured).
Uncertain: None.
The planned tactical arrangement (3-4-3):
Ruffier
Debuchy – Fofana – Perrin – Trauco
M’vila – Aholou – Youssouf
Boudebouz – Khazri – Nordin
The history of confrontations PSG vs Saint-Etienne
Since 2008, PSG has dominated the clashes between the two clubs with 20 victories in 30 games against only 2 for Saint-Etienne. Otherwise, there were 8 draws.
Key points for the match PSG vs Saint-Etienne
– Paris will be keen to perform well after missing its last season.
– Saint-Etienne is decimated.
– The Parisians have the best team in France.
– Saint-Etienne has hardly ever won against Paris in recent years.
– The main offensive Parisian stars were left to rest this weekend.
Free Betting Tips PSG vs Saint-Etienne
PSG should undoubtedly prevail at home against a Stéphane team still deprived of many elements.
Betting Tips: PSG win by over 3 goals
Odds: 1.71
