Istanbul Basaksehir and PSG meet in a Group H match of the UEFA Champions League. The match will be played on Wednesday, not before 17:55, on Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium.
This duel puts the last two places of group H in the Champions League face to face. PSG gave up surprisingly in the first stage of the group, 1-2 at home to Manchester United. In fact, the only goal scored by the hosts in that duel was Anthony Martial’s own goal. In the championship, after the returns of Neymar and Mbappe, PSG made a show, already having four matches this season in which they scored three or more goals.
Basaksehir also started with a failure in the Champions League, 0-2 on the field of Leipzig. The final score was set in the first 20 minutes of the game. Despite the final result, the statistics were balanced, the possession being on the side of the Turks (51%), while the ratio of opportunities was 13-8 in favor of the hosts (7-3 shots per goal). Okan Buruk’s students are not doing very well in Turkey either, having two wins, a draw and three defeats after the first six rounds.
PSG is a team that impresses primarily from an offensive point of view. However, the French defense looked good this season, especially after the attacking stars returned to the group. We bet on the fact that the hosts will not manage to score in this duel, but also at least one goal scored by the guest star, Kylian Mbappe.
This will be the first direct duel between the two bands;
PSG is the finalist of the previous edition of the UEFA Champions League, the last act being lost in front of Bayern Munich, with the score of 0-1;
After eight stages, PSG occupies the first position in Ligue 1, with six victories and two defeats, having the best attack (20), but also the best defense (3);
Basaksehir ranks 11th in Turkey, with seven points, seven goals scored and as many conceded;
Basaksehir: Gunok – Caicara, Skrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli-Mbombo – Topal – Visca, Kahveci, Tekdemir, Turuc – Crivelli;
Absent: Nacer Chadli, Azubuike Okechukwu, Hasan Ali Kaldimir (injured);
Coach: Okan Buruk;
PSG: Navas – Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Bakker – Rafinha, Pereira, Herrera – Di Maria, Mbappe, Neymar;
Absent: Idrissa Gueye, Juan Bernat, Thilo Kehrer (injured);
Coach: Thomas Tuchel;
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,38
