Paris Saint-Germain hosts Monaco in round 18 of French Ligue 1. The match will be played on Sunday, December 12th at Parc des Princes (Paris)
Mauricio Pochettino's team leads the Ligue 1 standings with 42 points. Paris Saint-Germain gained 13 victories and three draws and suffered one defeat in 17 rounds. After losing the title in the previous season, the Parisians intend to return it. Now they are 11 points ahead of Rennes, which is in second place. However, in the last two rounds, Pochettino's men limited themselves to draws against Nice (0-0) and Lens (1-1). The Red and Blues made it to the Champions League playoffs from 2nd place in Group A, giving the lead to Manchester City. After the away defeat to the Citizens (2-1), the Parisians lost their chances of taking first place. In the match against Club Brugge KV on December 7, PSG had no tournament motivation but still won with a large score (4-1). Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi scored braces.
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Niko Kovac's team is in 7th place in the standings with 26 points. AS Monaco has seven victories, five draws, and five losses after 17 rounds. The Monegasques have been unbeaten in eight matches in all tournaments. However, their problem is a large number of draws. Kovac’s footballers shared points with their opponents in five out of eight games. The peaceful outcome was repeated on December 9 in the final match of the Europa League group stage against Sturm Graz (1-1). The Austrians opened the scoring from a penalty spot, but in the 30th minute, Kevin Volland restored the balance. The game in Austria did not have much tournament significance for the Monegasques, as they guaranteed promotion to the playoffs of the tournament from first place.
PSG is predictably considered a favorite on its pitch, although the team’s results in the championship hint at the fact that the visitors can offer battle. The Red and Blues have problems with the teams from a higher part of the standings. The Parisians did not win a single match against the representatives of the current top five in the French championship. The favorites of the tournament lost to Rennes (0-2) and shared the points with Marseille (0-0), Nice (0-0), and Lens (1-1). Beyond that, Paris Saint-Germain cannot boast of strong defense. The team kept a clean sheet in only one of nine home games, and the visitors will take advantage of this vulnerability. Monaco will surely concede at least one goal: it happened in five out of six previous matches. In addition, Kovac’s men took the ball out of their net in 11 of 12 away matches. For these reasons, a bet on an exchange of goals scored would be a logical option.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
