AS Monaco are set to host Paris Saint-Germain this weekend at the Stade Louis II in the 30th game week of the Ligue 1. Matchday schedules for 20th March 2022 at 15:00 EAT.
Monaco has not been anything close to the team that dominated Ligue 1 a few years back. They are struggling with consistency, and are also conceding quite in plenty lately. They are currently placed in the eighth spot with 41 points picked up from 11 wins against nine losses and eight draws. In their last five league fixtures, they have won only once drawing twice and losing also twice.
AS Monaco come into this meeting off the back of a 1-1 draw against Carlos Carvalhal’s Braga in the second leg of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League. In that game, Monaco had 65% possession, 19 shots with seven of them on target and a goal scored by Axel Disasi (90′). SC Braga on the other end got 12 shots with four on target and a goal by Abel Ruiz (20′).
Meanwhile, the visiting side is 15 points at the top most spot in the table with 65 points garnered form 20 wins against three losses and five draws, and it is clear that they are the best team in the league. PSG has suffered three consecutive defeats on rival turf in all competitions following their Bernabeu collapse and have only prevailed in one of their last six away from home in Ligue 1. In their last five games in the domestic league, they have three wins alternating with two losses.
Paris Saint-Germain will resume where they left last time out with 3-0 Ligue 1 success over Bordeaux. In that game, PSG had 57% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Kylian Mbappé (24′), Neymar Jr (52′) and Leandro Paredes (61′). Bordeaux got 15 shots with five of them on target.
Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain head to head
These two sides have had 62 head to head meetings since 1993. PSG claims 23 victories, Monaco 21 victories and 18 matches ended with the spoils shared.
- PSG 2-0 Monaco 12/12/21
- Monaco 0-2 PSG 19/05/21
- PSG 0-2 Monaco 21/02/21
- Monaco 3-2 PSG 20/11/20
- Monaco 1-4 PSG 15/01/20
Home
- Monaco 1-1 Braga
- Strasbourg Alsace 1-0 Monaco
- Braga 2-0 Monaco
- Marseille 0-1 Monaco
- Nantes 4-2 Monaco
Away
- PSG 3-0 Bordeaux
- Real Madrid 3-1 PSG
- Nice 1-0 PSG
- PSG 3-1 Saint-Etienne
- Nantes 3-1 PSG
Monaco team news
Cesc Fabregas and Krepin Diatta both remain sidelined due to injuries for the hosts.
Paris Saint-Germain team news
Sergio Ramos is also due to return to the squad after a calf issue, but Angel Di Maria’s hamstring problem is set to keep him sidelined alongside left-backs Juan Bernat (calf) and Layvin Kurzawa (back).
Prediction and odds
Monaco lost four of their past five overall fixtures, and is winless in six of their past seven games while PSG had won eight of their past eleven fixtures, and they have also dominated the past direct meetings against Monaco and we are backing the same here.
- Paris Saint-Germain win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
