It’s fair to say, the destination of the Ligue 1 title is probably already sewn up. PSG are four points clear after eight games and although the capital club will have their eyes firmly set on a solid run in the Champions League, the strength in depth of the Parisians makes a challenge for top French honours tough from rival clubs.
Last weekend Les Rouge-et-Bleu tore Nantes apart in their own back yard to run out 4-1 winners before dismantling Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Ukraine. The side are confident and playing with a swagger you associate with all-conquering sides. That’s no mean position to be in ahead of this weekend’s Le Classique.
The most famous game in the French calendar pits Laurent Blanc’s PSG with bitter rivals Marseille. The last four encounters at the Parc des Princes have ended in 2-0 victories for the hosts and so backing the Parisians to beat a -1/1.5 Asian Handicap at 1.95 looks more than achievable. If Les Rouge-et-Bleu win by just one goal, we only lose half our stake. But should they win by two or more goals, we have ourselves a winner.
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Under Blanc’s tutelage PSG have W32-D8-L1 of their 41 Ligue 1 games as hosts and in 27/41 (66%) of those outings they’ve beaten the one-goal handicap. We should be able to count on the defending champions enhancing that record on Sunday night.
Marseille arrive in a world of pain. A recent home defeat to Angers has already put new head coach Michel on the back foot and their one-point return from nine on the road is unacceptable. The visitors are languishing in the bottom-half and managed just W4-D4-L9 in their last 17 Ligue 1 away days.
Elsewhere, Nice have proven a have for Both Teams To Score backers this season and last. They’re a real top-heavy side: excellent in attack but their makeshift, inexperienced defensive unit is always liable to score goals. Their eight matches this term are averaging just short of four goals-per-game.
The BTTS selection has proven profitable in seven of Nice’s eight games and can be backed at 2.17 with 188BET this weekend. Nantes are the visitors and although Michel Der Zakarian’s men are seen as a cautious, defensively-minded side, the Canaries have actually been involved in 10/22 (45%) of winning Both Teams To Score bets when playing away since the start of 2014/15.
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