Nice and Paris Saint-Germain meet in Ligue 1 on Saturday at 22.00 GMT+3 in another important step of the domestic run-in.
Nice have won only one of their last seven matches and PSG should have enough to get back to winning ways.
Below is the full match preview, predictions and betting analysis.
Nice vs PSG Tips
*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
Nice vs PSG Odds
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*Odds correct at the time of publication and subject to change.
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Nice vs PSG Predictions
Nice’s blunt spell meets the league’s best defence
Paris Saint-Germain carry the best defensive record in Ligue 1 into this trip, and that matters even more against a Nice side that have failed to score in three of their last four games in all competitions. The scoring dip is not a one-off now. It has become a real part of Nice’s recent picture.
There is a wider league story around PSG as well. Luis Enrique’s side are trying to regain their domestic thread after a 3-1 defeat to Monaco in their last Ligue 1 outing, with Lens only one point behind in the title race. Lens did not punish that slip, though, losing themselves last weekend while PSG were given time off to help with their European schedule.
Midweek brought a very different mood. PSG were ruthless in an 8-2 Champions League win over Chelsea, and that sharp edge arrives against a Nice team having a disappointing season by their standards. The Eagles sit 15th, and only the poor performances of the bottom two are keeping them out of a much more serious relegation fight.
Nice did at least beat fellow strugglers Angers last time out, which was a crucial result. Even so, only Metz have conceded more than their 48 goals against in Ligue 1, and that leaves little margin here against a side with this much attacking punch. PSG to win to nil is hard to ignore.
Tip: PSG To Win To Nil @ with N/A
Recent scorelines leave room for a familiar away margin
The exact-score angle starts with PSG’s recent game shape. Nine of their last ten matches have gone over 2.5 goals, so there has been no shortage of open scorelines around them. That is a strong base for a three-goal away win, especially with Nice’s back line giving up too much across the campaign.
The hosts could easily feel this game turn against them once the pressure grows. Nice have already suffered 13 defeats this season and look vulnerable to a 14th against the reigning champions, particularly with only bottom club Metz having shipped more goals. That defensive record does plenty to explain why a wider PSG win sits where it does in the prices.
There is also a clean numerical thread running through the visitors’ side of the preview. The best defence in the division meets a team that have blanked in three of their last four games, while PSG’s attack arrives off that 8-2 demolition of Chelsea. Even the domestic stumble at Monaco does not shift the basic picture, because Lens failed to take advantage and the title race remains tight enough to demand a response in points.
A 3-0 away win brings those pieces together without needing to stretch beyond the numbers already on show. At 12.00, PSG 3-0 could be worth a look.
Tip: PSG 3-0 @ with N/A
Nice vs PSG Projected Starting Lineups
Nice
Diouf, Mendy, Dante, Bah, Bard, Vanhoutte, Boudaoui, Sanson, Clauss, Carlos, Boudache.
PSG
Safonov, Mendes, Pacho, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Zaire-Emery, Vitinha, Neves, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola.
