Paris Saint-Germain vs. Clermont Foot: Ligue 1 Game Preview

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Paris Saint-Germain clashes with Clermont Foot in what promises to be a very entertaining Ligue 1 game on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain is coming off a 1-1 road draw against Strasbourg on Saturday Clermont Foot beat Lorient 2-0 at home on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain leads the Ligue 1 standings with 85 points in 37 games while Clermont Foot is in eighth place with 56 points in 37 games.

The player to watch in this game is Kylian Mbappé, who has 28 goals and five assists in 33 Ligue 1 games this season. AccuScore gives Mbappé a 74 percent chance to score against Clermont Foot. He has 137 SCA and 22 GCA in 33 Ligue 1 games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Paris Saint-Germain 1.30
• Clermont Foot 8.00
• Draw 6.20

Spread
• Paris Saint-Germain -1.5, -2 (1.91)
• Clermont Foot +1.5, +2 (1.99)

Total
• Over 3.5, 4 (1.96)
• Under 3.5, 4 (1.92)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Ligue 1 action on August 6 and Paris Saint-Germain won 5-0.

Projected Leaders

For Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé has a 74 percent chance to score. He averages 4.92 shots overall per sim, 3.33 shots on goal per and 1.33 goals per sim.

For Clermont Foot, Grejohn Kyei has a 13.98 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.88 shots overall per sim, 0.43 shots on goal per and 0.15 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Paris Saint-Germain 1.30

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Paris Saint-Germain in this one. Average score in simulations is Paris Saint-Germain 2.84 to Clermont Foot 0.57.

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