PARIS SG VS GUINGAMP PREVIEW & PREDICTION
PSG and Guingamp meet at Parc des Princes, in a match for the 35 th round of League 1. PSG won by (0-3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 13-08- 2017 The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 5. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 01-24-2018, for the Coupe de France, the PSG won by (4-2). A. Rabiot (21 ‘), L. Deaux (25’ Autogolo), J. Pastore (64 ‘) and Marquinhos (89’) scored the goals of the match, for PSG, and M. Thuram (33 ‘) and Y N’Gbakoto (75 ‘), for Guingamp. The Guingamp presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.
PSG:
The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 90 points won, after 29 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against AS Monaco, by (7-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Bordeaux, by (0-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches; against 14 victories and 1 loss at their stadium.
For this competition, it records a sequence of 17 wins in its last home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 17 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. The team usually has no problem opening the scoring: it marked the first goal in 26 of the last 34 games for the League 1, of these 26 came to the break in advantage in 18 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘. In 34 games played in this competition, he got the comeback in 3 of the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 17 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The PSG leaves for this game with a triumph in the field of Bordeaux, by 0-1, adding in this way the second consecutive victory in the French championship. In this match at home coach Unai Emery must act in 4-2-3-1, privileging the possession of ball and organized attacks, slow, using the sides to create danger: Mbappé and Nkunku are the fastest players of the premises . On the other hand, Pastore is the one responsible for the offensive process: this player owns great vision of game and technical quality. Cavani is still the best finalist of PSG, with 25 goals scored. For this game the home coach can not count on Verratti, Diarra, Hatem Ben Arfa and Neymar, all injured.
Guingamp:
The away team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 45 points won, after 12 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Lille, by (2-2). In the last match, they won in a home match against AS Monaco, by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Guingamp has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (7 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 34 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 2 comebacks.
The visitor Guingamp leaves for this game with a magnificent victory over Monaco, 3-1, totaling in this way the third win in the last four games played. In this PSG match, coach Antoine Kombouaré must opt for a more defensive strategy, exploring only the counterattack: Benezet is a very fast and dangerous player in the counterattack. Jimmy Briand is the great highlight of Guingamp, with 9 goals scored. However, and despite the recent performance, we highlight that the visitors have faults playing as visitors, as they scored on average 0.88 goals and suffered 1.75 goals per game. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
PREDICTION: Over 3.5 goals @ 1.66
