Paris Saint-Germain vs. Nice: Ligue 1 Game Preview

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Paris Saint-Germain clashes with Nice in what promises to be a very entertaining Ligue 1 game on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain is coming off a 1-0 road win against Lyon on September 18 while Nice lost 1-0 at home against Angers on September 18. Paris Saint-Germain leads the Ligue 1 standings with 22 points in eight games while Nice is in 13th place with eight points in eight games.

The player to watch in this game is Kylian Mbappé, who has seven goals and zero assists in seven Ligue 1 games this season. AccuScore gives Mbappé a 73.38 percent chance to score against Nice. He has 25 SCA and 5 GCA in seven 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: 1.17
• Nice: 14.00
• Draw: 8.00

Spread
• Paris Saint-Germain -2, -2.5 (1.96)
• Nice +2, +2.5 (1.85)

Total
• Over 3.5 (1.82)
• Under 3.5 (2.00)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Ligue 1 action on March 5 and Nice won 1-0.

Projected Leaders

For Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé has a 73.38 percent chance to score. He averages 5.11 shots overall per sim, 2.83 shots on goal per and 1.34 goals per sim.

For Nice, Amine Gouri has a 2.34 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.21 shots overall per sim, 0.12 shots on goal per and 0.02 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Over.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Paris Saint-Germain in this one. Average score in simulations is Paris Saint-Germain 4 to Nice 0.08.

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