Caen – Paris SG SOCCER PICKS
Caen and PSG meet at Stade Michel d’Ornano, in a match for the 27 th round of League 1. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 12-08-2018, PSG won at home by ( 3-0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 19-05-2018, for League 1, which ended in a draw by (0-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Caen presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Caen:
After 3 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, the home team is currently in the 18 th position, with 20 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Toulouse (1-1), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) at home, against Strasbourg. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 25 suffered. The team comes to this match after an away loss with Olympique Lyonnais by (3-1). For the championship, Caen won 8 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 13 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 6 of the last 13 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 26 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 15 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 home matches for this competition: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Caen part for this match with a snub, by 3-1, on the grounds of Olympique Lyon, in a game for the Cup of France. In the last match for the championship, the locals tied for 1-1 against Toulouse. On this day, against Paris Saint-Germain, coach Fabien Mercadal must act with a cautious strategy, seeking only the counterattack to exploit the opponent’s back. The Frenchman Enzo Crivelli is the great scorer of the Caen, with 5 goals scored. For this difficult game the coach can not count on Guilbert, suspended, in addition to Ndom, injured.
PSG:
After 22 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 68 points won. In the last match, they won in a home match against Nîmes by (3-0), after in the previous match they won at home, against Montpellier, by (5-1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 33 goals scored and 9 conceded; against 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss at their stadium, with 46 goals scored and 8 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home victory over Dijon FCO by (3-0). For the championship, PSG won 23 points out of 30 possible, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 11 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: it marked the first goal in 21 of the last 25 matches for the League 1, of these 21 came to the break in advantage in 13 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 19. In 25 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times, but have come back in 3.
Paris Saint-Germain left for this match with a great 3-0 victory at the Dijon reception, thus advancing towards the next phase of the French Cup. We remember that the visitors won at Nîmes, 3-0, on the last day of the French championship. Without great surprises, the coach should benefit the maintenance of possession of the ball and the organized, slow attacks, using the lateral corridors to create danger. The prodigy Mbappé is the great scorer of Paris Saint-Germain, with 22 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Neymar and Cavani, both injured.
