Strasbourg vs Paris Saint-Germain Match Analysis and Prediction

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Paris Saint-Germain will continue their Ligue 1 title party at Stade dela Meinau on Friday when they make a trip to face Strasbourg, who face a key battle in their bid to secure a Conference League Qualifiers spot for next season.

The Parisians played out a 1-1 draw with Lens at Parc des Princes in their last league match to extend their unbeaten run to five matches – four wins and one draw – leaving them 13 points ahead of Olympique Marseille at the summit of the table.

After finishing the first half in a barren draw at the Parc des Princes, Lionel Messi gave Paris Saint-Germain the lead in the 68th minute assisted by Neymar, before Corentin Jean restored parity in the 88th minute to ensure the sides shared the spoils in that occasion.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side won the last Ligue 1 meeting between the teams, coming out on top 4-2 at Parc des Princes in August. Mauro Icardi, Kylian Mbappe, Julian Draxler and Pablo Sarabia scored for PSG, while Kevin Gameiro and Ludovic Ajorque were on the scoresheet for Strasbourg.

Meanwhile, Strasbourg enter the contest sitting sixth in the table on 56 points from 34 matches, one point behind fifth-placedNice who hold a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers.

Le Racing lost their last Ligue 1 match 1-0 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy against Lille, putting an end to their 11-game unbeaten run, in which they won five and drew six.

Strasbourg will be looking for their first league win in encounters between the two sides since December 2017, with PSG having outscored le Racing 21-8 during their unbeaten streak.

Julien Stephan’s side are looking to extend a seven-game home unbeaten streak dating to January 16 against Montpellier. They have won two, drawn three and lost one of their last six league matches.

Strasbourg vs Paris Saint-Germain head to head

The two teams have previously met on 34 occasions across all competitions, where PSG have claimed 24 victories while Strasbourg have won four, and they have drawn in six. PSG have scored 64 goals and conceded 29. In their last five meetings, PSG have won four while Strasbourg have won once.

PSG 2-2 Strasbourg 07/04/19

PSG 1-0 Strasbourg 14/09/19

PSG 4-0 Strasbourg 23/12/20

Strasbourg 1-4 PSG 10/04/21

PSG 4-2 Strasbourg 14/08/21

Strasbourg latest home form

Strasbourg have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Rennes 2-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded two.

Strasbourg 0-0 Nice 26/02/22

Strasbourg 1-0 Monaco 13/03/22

Strasbourg 1-0 Lens 03/04/22

Strasbourg 1-1 Lyon 10/04/22

Strasbourg 2-1 Rennes 20/04/22

Strasbourg latest away form

Strasbourg were beaten 1-0 by Lille in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form, as they have been unbeaten in their five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded five.

Saint-Etienne 2-2 Strasbourg 20/02/22

Reims 1-1 Strasbourg 06/03/22

Lorient 0-0 Strasbourg 20/03/22

Troyes 1-1 Strasbourg 17/04/22

Lille 1-0 Strasbourg 24/04/22

Paris Saint-Germain latest home form

PSG have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. In their last home game, they played out a 1-1 draw with Lens in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded just four.

PSG 3-1 Saint-Etienne 26/02/22

PSG 3-0 Bordeaux 13/03/22

PSG 5-1 Lorient 03/04/22

PSG 2-1 Marseille 17/04/22

PSG 1-1 Lens 23/04/22

Paris Saint-Germain latest away form

PSG have recently been on an upturn in form on the road, having won each of their two most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on March 20 when they lost 3-0 to Monaco in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded eight.

Nice 1-0 PSG 05/03/22

Real Madrid 3-1 PSG 09/03/22

Monaco 3-0 PSG 20/03/22

Clermont 1-6 PSG 09/04/22

Angers 0-3 PSG 20/04/22

Strasbourg news

Strasbourg’s Dimitri Lienard and Marvin Elimbi are set to be out of contention for a few weeks due to illness, while Ismael Doukoure should return early in May from a knee injury.

Both Jean-Eudes Aholou and Nordine Kandil are also likely to make their return early in May from groin injuries.

Paris Saint-Germain news

PSG’s Leandro Paredes is out for the season and Abdou Diallo is nearing his return to the side, both suffering groin injury, while Idrissa Gueye will be out on suspension for one game.

Julian Draxler and Layvin Kurzawa are also nearing their return late this month from knee and back injuries respectively.

Prediction and Odds

Strasbourg will need to apply a lot of pressure to penetrate the defence of Paris Saint-Germain’s, who we feel will win and possibly keep a clean sheet.

However, PSG have already secured the title victory and may not put their all in the game, which may see the game end level.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.00