On Friday night, from 20:00, AS Monaco and PSG open the 11th round of Ligue 1, with a match that promises to be interesting, on the Louis II arena. Both managers have team problems and are forced to improvise before the derby of the round. Thomas Tuchel has the biggest worries!
PSG cannot count on stars like Bernat, Draxler, Neymar, Sarabia, Icardi, Verratti or Gueye, but Tuchel hopes to recover Moise Kean and Timo Kehrer in time. The offensive strength of the defending champion will certainly be affected, but the Monegasques also have difficulties in attack, without the injuries of Ben Yedder and Golovin. The absence of the Russian from the middle of the field can be decisive for the creation of the white-reds, who do not have the Frenchman Lecomte in the group either.
In the ranking, PSG is on the 1st place (goal difference 26-3), with an enviable defense, despite the group problems that fully affected the champion’s game. AS Monaco is 7 points behind, on the 6th place (goal difference 17-14), but it comes after two convincing successes in the championship: 2-1 in Nice and 4-0 at home with Bordeaux. In the previous round, PSG beat Rennes 3-0, after winning the recent matches with Nantes (3-0) and Dijon (4-0). In total, PSG has four victories to zero in the last five matches played, except for a UCL duel.
It was 1-2 with Leipzig away, when Tuchel’s team problems made the difference. However, the rivals in France are not at the level of the Champions League teams and this can be seen. AS Monaco does not remember with great pleasure the last matches played against Paris: it was 1-4 in the previous visit of PSG on Louis II, with goals scored by Mbappe, Neymar and Sarabia.
Of those, only Mbappe could be on the field on Friday night. PSG has 4 successes in the last 5 matches played against AS Monaco, but the white-reds hope for a surprise on Friday. If the statistics are respected, we will see an open match again, with many goal phases. However, absences from the two camps could influence the show on the field.
In 3 of the last 4 matches played by AS Monaco both teams scored and the figures show that 12 goals have been scored in the last three games played by AS Monaco. It is remarkable that 16 matches have passed since the last draw recorded by PSG, but the strongest statistics are those on goals: at least 4 goals have been scored in the last 6 direct duels and at least 3 goals in the last 11 duels of the two . PSG have won 10 of the last 11 direct duels.
Monaco: Mannone – Aguilar, Disasi, Badiashile, Oliveira Silva – Diop, Tchouameni, Fofana, Martins – Volland, Jovetic
Coach: Niko Kovac
PSG: Navas – Kehrer, Marquinhos, Diallo, Kurzawa – Herrera, Paredes, Gueye – Di Maria, Kean, Mbappe
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
PSG have scored at least 3 goals in each of the last 7 matches with Monaco, in all competitions;
There are over 2.5 goals scored in each of the last 11 matches between Monaco and PSG, in all competitions;
PSG have won the last 8 matches played in Ligue 1;
PSG has won 10 of the last 11 matches with Monaco, in all competitions;
In the last 3 matches between Monaco and PSG, both teams have scored;
PREDICTION: Paris SG to win @ 1,53
