Paris St. Germain vs Stade Reims Preview 29/01/2023

Paris St. Germain vs Stade Reims – 29/01/2023

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Paris Saint-Germain shall be desirous to get well from a run of two defeats in three Ligue 1 video games after they welcome Stade de Reims to the French capital on Sunday evening.

Though PSG stay on the summit of the Ligue 1 desk, they sit simply three factors away from second-placed Lens and 5 factors above third-placed Marseille.

In the meantime, Reims discover themselves eleventh – 22 factors behind PSG and 10 factors away from the relegation zone. Can William Nonetheless’s facet inflict one other shock defeat on the Parisians?

PSG averted defeat in every of their opening 16 Ligue 1 matches this season, choosing up 14 wins and two attracts within the course of.

Since then, nonetheless, they’ve suffered two losses in three league outings, dropping 3-1 to Lens on New 12 months’s Day earlier than recording a 1-0 defeat in opposition to Rennes.

That mentioned, PSG head into Sunday’s conflict on the again of a 7-0 victory over Pays de Cassel within the Coupe de France – thanks largely to Kylian Mbappe’s five-goal haul.

Having averted defeat in every of their earlier 28 residence league matches, the Parisians are favoured to bounce again from their latest downturn on Sunday.

As for Reims, they’ve solely managed to win 5 of their 19 Ligue 1 video games this season – recording 10 attracts and 4 losses alongside the way in which.

They’ve additionally scored simply 21 objectives this time period, which means solely the division’s backside 4 sides have netted fewer objectives in 2022-23.

It’s price noting, nonetheless, that Reims are presently having fun with an 11-game unbeaten streak in Ligue 1, having claimed 4 wins and 7 attracts since their final loss.

Like PSG, Reims additionally secured a cushty Coupe de France victory final day trip – beating Les Herbiers 3-0 away from residence.

Head-to-head: Again in October, Reims held PSG to a goalless draw. Regardless of seeing simply 36% of the ball on that event, Reims racked up a whopping 24 pictures.

That mentioned, PSG have gained 5 of their earlier six conferences with Reims – scoring a complete of 15 objectives whereas conserving six clear sheets.

Group information: PSG are nonetheless with out Presnel Kimpembe because of damage, which means Marquinhos and Sergio Ramos ought to line up in defence this weekend.

As for Reims, they appear set to be with out the injured duo of Noah Jean Holm and Nathanael Mbuku for the journey to Paris.

Though PSG have struggled within the league of late, there is no such thing as a hiding the truth that Reims have failed to attain in opposition to the Parisians in every of their final six conferences.

Forebet predicts that PSG will flex their muscular tissues on Sunday, scoring over 1.5 objectives and conserving a clear sheet on their technique to victory over Reims.