Paris Saint Germain vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Paris Saint Germain are hosting Manchester City in the Park des Princes, Paris on the 29th of September 2021, Wednesday at 00:30 IST.PSG were jolted a bit during the last CL game against Brugge but will Manchester City be able to capitalize on that? 

Paris Saint Germain Form and Team News

The first game against Club Brugge was a real dampener of sorts for the Paris team. They had to be contended with a draw at the end. They are now facing potential title contenders Man City. These two have a history and it was Man City who dumped out PSG from the same competition last year. Paris Saint Germain are literally living a dream this season. They had to dig deep to retain the title last season which eventually they did not and ended up conceding to Lilee by a point. In this season however, it could be hard for any team in Europe or for a matter of fact, around the world let alone Ligue 1 teams to defeat this mercurial PSG team. They have assembled what many teams are considering as the Galactico team, a dream team of sorts. For conquering France, they probably won’t require this team, they can win it quite easily. They need to win the European cup and nothing else and this team should stop at nothing less than that.

As said above, who would’ve imagined Pochettino to coach the most lethal football players presently in a single team and carry humongous expectations with him from now. Let’s see how he is responding to the pressure cooker that he finds himself in now. PSG have still not been able to assemble all the Galactico stars which will happen anytime this season. The MNM made its first appearance last week, but couldn’t produce the desired effect, we can expect some firecrackers when they get going.

Manchester City Form and Team News

In the first game against Leipzig, Man City were at their attacking best but that will not take away the fact that they could’ve messed it up really badly defensively. They won nonetheless. Manchester City had in the last season all required qualities to become the European champions but let it slip in the final against fellow English rivals Chelsea. They are placed alongside PSG, Leipzig and Club Brugge in Group A. By the look of it, this is the toughest group in the lot. They were one of the best clubs in the world last season and as it has been for many seasons now, but even the league titles speak for themselves, the hunt for a European championship is still happening as mentioned, and they faltered in the final last time around. The league form has never been the question for this Man City team, they need to replicate this in the championships and winning those could be the priority for the blues. 

Superstar manager Pep Guardiola has been instrumental in Man City winning multiple league titles in the past few years, but his conundrum of not being able to win the European Championship after the famous Barcelona reign in 2011 is still up for debate, he could’ve buried the conversation had he won the championship last season, but that was not to be. There was a slew of activity in the transfer window for Man city and some key players have been transferred and some key players were also drafted in. However, this team would have nothing but a triumphant run in this season in mind. 

Odds by Casumo

Manchester City are favourites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 2.38 odds while Paris Saint Germain is placed at 2.90. The odds for a draw is 3.45.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

It’s going to take a herculean effort for any team to stop this Paris outift, and one team that can do it given they find all balances right is Manchester City. But will they be able to do it on Wednesday, it’s a question they need to answer, for now anyway with the past records, and of course experience, Man City are clear favorites to win this match.

Tip 1: Total goals over 2.5

Manchester City have in the last seven matches across competitions have had four matches where the total goal tally was over 2.5 goals. While in the last two away games in the Champions League that Manchester City have played against any team, they managed to be over the limit in both matches as well. PSG also were involved in two of the last three matches which had the total goals to be over 2.5. Playing at home, three of their last four games have also seen PSG satisfying the above criteria to the fullest. Both of the last two head to head matches played with PSG as the host between the two sides also had over 2.5 goals in total. So the game between Manchester City and PSG on Wednesday will most likely have a total of over 2.5 goals in it. The odds for Total goals over 2.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.58.

Tip 2: Total Goals by Manchester City Over 1.5

Manchester City in the last seven games across competitions have had four games where they have scored over 1.5 goals individually. While playing in this tournament, three of their last four games have satisfied the condition above. While playing head to head with PSG, they have had three of the last four games where the Manchester City score line read over 1.5 goals. Paris Saint Germain on the other hand have had three of the last five games in this tournament where the opponents have scored over 1.5 goals. This record while playing at home in the Champions League alone also is the same in case of the PSG where they have not conceded under1.5 goals to any opponent in the last game as well. So, it’s quite likely that Manchester City could score over 1.5 goals in this match given all the above stats. The odds for Total Goals by Manchester City over 1.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.90.

Conclusion

The first big ticket match for PSG after their epic transfer window, how will they respond to the situation? Manchester City in the meantime would need to just focus on getting their team combination right for bigger matches with this match. Summarizing on a couple of tips from above:

1. Total goals over 2.5 @ 1.58.
2. Manchester City Total goals over 1.5 @ 1.90

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