Basel vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Paris Saint-Germain travel to face FC Basel in the Champions League this Tuesday Tuesday night. Read the match predictions to find out why PSG are the betting tip to win at St Jakob’s Park. It was one way traffic when these sides met on match day 3 and you can watch highlights of Paris SG’s 3-0 victory below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmTRA4m8s0c
Basel vs Paris Saint-Germain Preview
Basel are expected to name a similar side to that which started the 0-2 win away at Grasshopper at the weekend. Alexander Fransson, Manuel Akanji and Kevin Bua all missed that one through injury and are doubtful once more. Seydou Doumbia could cut a lonely figure up front on his own while the defence will be hoping to cut out the errors which ultimately cost them the reverse fixture.
PSG were without Serge Aurier for their recent 0-1 away win at Lille and Thomas Meunier is set to deputise at right-back once more. Javier Pastore is back in training but this game could come too soon and Adrien Rabiot should start in midfield ahead of Grzegorz Krychowiak. Edinson Cavani will be the focal point of their attack and already has 4 Champions League goals this term.
Team Predictions Basel vs Paris Saint-Germain
Basel 4-1-4-1 formation: Vaclik; Traore, Balanta, Suchy, Lang; Xhaka; Steffen, Delgado, Zuffi, Bjarnason; Doumbia
Arsenal 4-3-3 formation: Areola; Kurzawa, Marquihos, Silva, Meunier; Matuidi, Rabiot, Verratti; di Maria, Cavani, Moura
Basel vs Paris Saint-Germain Betting Tips
- Basel have won 6 drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches
- PSG have won 7 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Basel have scored an average of 1.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.1 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, PSG have scored an average of 2.1 goals and conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Basel’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of PSG’s previous 10 matches
Basel vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction
Basel have not been able to transfer their solid domestic form to the Champions League. They currently have just a single point to their name from the opening three group games and have worryingly only scored once. They are in desperate need of a positive result to get a Europa League spot and are effectively out of the running to finish in the top two and advance to the knockout phase.
Paris Saint-Germain will have been disappointed to follow up their 3-0 win over Basel with a goalless draw at home to Olympique Marseille. However, they registered a third successive clean sheet away at Lille last time out and will be difficult to break down.
Basel have failed to win their last 5 Champions League matches and I’m confident that PSG will extend that sequence. Les Parisiens have been playing catch-up in Ligue 1 but have interestingly won their last three away competitive fixtures and should make it a fourth in Switzerland.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
PSG at 8/13 with Betfred
Over/Under Prediction
UNDER 2.5 goals at 23/10 with William Hill
Correct Score Prediction
PSG 2-0 at 8/1 with 888Sport
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