PSG vs Chelsea Prediction and Preview – 16/02/16
Champions League preview – PSG vs Chelsea prediction.
Paris St Germain defender Serge Aurier has been suspended by the club for comments made against the manager and teammates on social media. Gregory van der Weil returned from injury to displace Aurier at right back on Saturday and is expected to be in the lineup against Chelsea. Marco Veratti and Javier Pastore also returned at the weekend to leave Laurent Blanc with a full strength team when the Champions League resumes on Tuesday.
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink is hoping the injury John Terry suffered against Newcastle will clear in time for the trip to Paris. He is already one centre back short with the loss of Kurt Zouma who has a serious knee ligament injury. Diego Costa played with a broken nose on Saturday and is the only senior striker available. January signing Alexander Pato is still working his way to match fitness while Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao are out injured.
Possible Line-ups
PSG 4-3-3 formation: Trapp; van der Weil, Marquinhos, Luiz, Kurzawa; Verrati, Motta, Matuidi; Cavani, Ibrahimovic, di Maria
Chelsea 4-2-3-1 formation: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Hazard, Willian, Pedro; Costa
Statistics
- Paris St Germain have won 9 drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 10 matches
- Chelsea have won 5 drawn 5 and lost 0 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Paris St Germain have scored an average of 2.2 goals and conceded an average of 0.5 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Chelsea have scored an average of 2.2 goals and conceded an average of 0.8 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 6 of Paris St Germain’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Chelsea’s previous 10 matches
Prediction
PSG were held to a drab 0-0 draw at Parc Des Princes by Lille on Saturday to end a run of 17 successive victories in all competitions. Laurent Blanc’s side has little opposition as it races to another Ligue 1 title and is best measured by performances in the Champions League. PSG defeated Malmo and Shakhtar Donetsk home and away without conceding a goal. They finished second in Group A after drawing 0-0 against Real Madrid in Paris before losing 1-0 in Madrid.
Chelsea look to be hitting form at the right time. The Blues are undefeated under interim coach Guus Hiddink and are shaking off the draw habit as shown with victories against Arsenal and Newcastle in the last four Premier League games. Chelsea qualified as winners of Group G with a similar record to PSG – W4 D1 L1. Chelsea’s defeat came in Porto where they lost 2-1 despite controlling most of the game, a familiar story during a poor run of results in the first half of the season.
The lineups will be very similar to when these sides met at the same stage last season. PSG progressed on the away goal rule after both games finished level and this could be another undecided fixture.
Tips
Draw at 14/5 with bet365
Under 2.5 goals at 37/50 with Marathonbet
Correct score 1-1 at 7/1 with BetVictor
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