Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain Betting Tips

Barcelona will host Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on 17th February 2021 at 01:30 IST. Barcelona would like to repeat what they did to PSG in the same round of the Champions League in 2017.

Barcelona From & Team News

Barcelona are coming into this fixture with a destructive 5-1 win over Deportivo Alaves in La Liga over the weekend. They finished in the second position of the group G with 15 points behind Juventus on the head to head record. They are currently in the third position of La Liga with 46 points from 22 matches including 14 wins. They have scored 16 goals and have conceded just five goals in the six group matches played in the champions league.

Six Barcelona players will miss the clash against PSG due to injuries, including Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Sergi Roberto, Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique and Philippe Coutinho. Lionel Messi has been in some top form for Barcelona as he is the team’s leading goal scorer with 15 goals in La Liga and also has scored three goals in the champions league. The Frenchman Antoine Griezmann is leading the assist charts with six assists.

Paris Saint-Germain Form & Team News

Paris finished at the top of the table of the group of death with 12 points just ahead of Leipzig on the head to head record over them after successful kicking out Manchester United from the group. They are currently in the second position of the Ligue 1 points table with 54 points from 25 matches and are just one point behind the leaders Lille. They have scored the most number of goals this season with 57 goals in Ligue 1 and have conceded 15 goals. They are coming off a four match winning streak.

They have a long list of seven players who could miss the match against Barcelona including Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Rafina, Colin Dagba, Marco Verratti, Timothee Pembele and Juan Bernat. Neymar and Di Maria could be a vital miss to the side as they are in top form and are the team’s leading goal scorer and the best creator respectively in the champions league. But when it comes to the Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappe is the team’s leading goal scorer.

Odds by Casumo

Barcelona are the favorites to win the match according to the Casumo sportsbook and are placed at 2.00 odds. While PSG are placed at 3.45 and the draw at 4.00 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

This is expected to be one of the high scoring classics similar to the one we saw back in the 2017 champions league round of 16. By considering the current form and the players’ fitness, Barcelona are slightly having an edge over PSG.

Tip 1: Total Goals Over 3

A total of 26 goals were scored in the last six head to head matches at an average of over four goals per match. Over three goals were scored in five of those six matches. Over three goals were scored in the last head to head match that was played at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. In the last five matches that Barcelona played in all competitions, under three goals were scored in just one match only. And also under three goals were scored in just two of the last five matches that PSG played. None of the matches had under three goals in the last three matches hosted by Barcelona in the champions league. With the likes of Messi, Mbappe, Griezmann, Icardi in the lineup, it is more likely that over three goals will be scored at 1.80 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Barcelona To Win

Barcelona have won four of the last five head to head matches played in the champions league. In the last three head to head matches that were played at the Camp Nou, Barcelona won all three matches. Barcelona have lost just one out of the last five matches that they have played in all competitions. While PSG have also won four of the last five matches in all competitions. Barcelona have lost just one of the last three matches that they have played at home. So by considering these facts, it is more likely that Barcelona will come out with a win here against PSG at 2.00 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

These two teams have enough firepower in their side and are a team to beat this season in the champions league. With Neymar likely to return to the side for the second leg, PSG are more likely to make it to the next round. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above.

1. Total Goals Over 3 @ 1.80
2. Barcelona To Win @ 2.00

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