Paris St-Germain vs Manchester City Prediction

This Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League action sees Manchester City make the trip to face Paris St-Germain at the Parc de Princes. This is a big match with these two teams unconfirmed to make it into the Round of 16 with the new format.

Key Stats

• Paris St-Germain have scored 10 goals in their last 5 games across all competitions whereas Manchester City have scored 22 goals in their last 5 games across all competitions
• Paris St-Germain have an 10 game unbeaten streak whereas Manchester City have a 6 game unbeaten streak
• Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has the highest xG in the UEFA Champions League (6.8) as well as the most xG per 90 (1.23)

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Both teams come into this game in great form across their last five games in all competitions. It has been goals galore for Manchester City, scoring over 20 goals in that time frame. Paris St-Germain haven’t been that impressive goals wise but in terms of results instead. They have gone on to achieve a streak of 10 games unbeaten and five consecutive wins depending on if you could a penalty shootout as a win rather than a draw. This Wednesday looks set up to be the best match of the evening with a plethora of excitement and goals too.

Paris St-Germain Preview

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-Up: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Nuno Mendes, Lucas Hernández, Willian Pacho, Achraf Hakimi; Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha, Warren Zaïre-Emery; Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé

Paris St-Germain have had a poor start to this year’s edition of the UEFA Champions League, residing outside the Round of 16 Playoff places, currently on course to be dumped out of the competition thanks to its new format. After six games they sit in 25th place with two wins, three losses and just the one draw. Those results have left them with seven points, one point behind opponents Manchester City so a win is crucial for them to be in with a chance of making it into the knockout rounds. In the goals for Les Parisiens has been no one in particular as all six of PSG’s goals have come curtesy of six different goalscorers. In Ligue 1 and the paring of Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé have both racked up 14 goal contributions each. Barcola is even second in the Ligue 1 Golden Boot race with 11 goals in the competition. Back to the UEFA Champions League though and right back Achraf Hakimi has paired his goal with two assists, making the highest goal contributor. Hakimi is known to be one of the best in his position, offering attacking threats and defensive solidness. Him, Barcola and Dembélé could all be key for Paris St-Germain this Wednesday when they play against a team with one of the better attacks in the UEFA Champions League by either stopping them or outscoring them.

Manchester City Preview

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-Up: Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis; Mateo Kovacic, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Savinho

Like their opponents, Manchester City have also not had an amazing start to the UEFA Champions League campaign. The drop off in form across the end of last year has affected them both domestically and in this competition with Manchester City finding themselves just inside the Round of 16 Playoff places. After six games they sit in 22nd place with two wins, three losses and on draw. Those results have left them with eight points, and it is goal difference that keeps them in those playoff places as they share that tally with PSV Eindhoven and Dinamo Zagreb who hold the very last two spots. Stepping up in the UEFA Champions League this season for City has been the one and only, Erling Haaland. In six games, the Norwegian freak of nature has found the back of the net five times, just under a goal a game. It is not just in this competition either as his goal against Ipswich Town on Sunday helped him go one behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the Premier League Golden Boot race. Haaland is sometimes a bit hit and miss but that can be said about the whole Man City squad this season, but he looks to be the difference maker for them this Wednesday in Europe once more.

Head To Head Stats: Paris St-Germain vs Manchester City

The last couple of matches where these sides have faced off against each other have been spread across many years. It is hard to make a prediction through those results as the most recent time that Paris St-Germain and Manchester City met was four years ago, but it was City that came out victorious that time around.

24th November 2021 – Manchester City 2-1 Paris St-Germain – UEFA Champions League Group Stage

28th September 2021 – Paris St-Germain 2-0 Manchester City – UEFA Champions League Group Stage

4th May 2021 – Manchester City 2-0 Paris St-Germain – UEFA Champions League Semi Final

28th April 2021 – Paris St-Germain 1-2 Manchester City – UEFA Champions League Semi Final

12th April 2016 – Manchester City 1-0 Paris St-Germain – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final

Betting Tips For Paris St-Germain vs Manchester City

Whilst these sides have been great in their respective domestic leagues, they have not done as well as people might have thought in the UEFA Champions League. The Manchester City attack looks to have found their stride again after beating Ipswich 0-6 at the weekend as well as PSG have put the ball in the back of the net 10 times in their last five matches.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Both Teams To Score as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 12/25 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £14.80 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Paris St-Germain vs Manchester City

Paris St-Germain 1-2 Manchester City