Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
After surviving Saint Etienne at Parc des Princes on Matchday 34, PSG will be looking to overtake Lille in top position in the standings when they take on Metz at Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien on Saturday afternoon. Mauro Pochettino welcomes Neymar back to the starting XI, but all Bernat, Marquinhos, Diallo, Navas, and Letellier are likely to miss the game with injuries. Anyhow, we are positive that the Brazil superstar is going to help the reigning champions improve their game.
Kylian Mbappe, who scored a brace at the weekend, is likely to pose a big threat to the opposition defenders as well. Les Grenats, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the standings, and seeing that they collected only one point in total from the previous four league fixtures, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Mauro Pochettino’s men. The likes of N’Doram, Pajot, Tchimbembe, Nguette, Niane, and Cabit are out of contention for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Opa Nguette):
After spending his youth career at Mantes and Valenciennes, Opa Nguette made his senior debut for Mantes in 2011. In 2012 he returned to his boyhood club Valenciennes and it has to be noted that the attacker scored 8 goals in 60 appearances for the club from 2012 to 2016.
Opa Nguette is currently playing for Metz in Ligue 1 and his contract with the club expires on June 30, 2019. The pacey footballer who is capable of playing as both left and right winger has three caps for France U20 team, but he made his senior debut with Senegal. Opa Nguette played 65 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Nigeria on his debut for the Senegal national team.
The Caen attacker, who was born in Mantes-la-Jolie on July 8, 1994, scored four goals for Metz in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. He made three assists for his teammates as well during the season and you should bear in mind that he played 33 games in the league for les Grenats.
Highlighted Team (PSG):
Formed by the merger of Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain in 1970, Paris Saint-Germain or as they call it PSG is the most successful club in French football with 31 domestic titles to their name. Having won six Ligue 1 title so far, a record ten Coupes de France, a record six Coupes de la Ligue, six Trophees des Champions and one Ligue 2 title, PSG are also one of only two French clubs to ever win a European title.
Les Parisiens were crowned UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup champions back in 1995-96, while their last European trophy was the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Beginning of the new millennium was particularly hard for the celebrated club who flirted with relegation in 2000s before they were bought by the Quatar Sports Investments group in 2011 when the rebirth of the Paris Saint-Germain as we know it today began.
Following heavy squad investments and team boosting, PSG won their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years with Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic almost singlehandedly leading his side towards the trophy with 30 goals. Having established domestic dominance, PSG now set their sights on winning the Champions League which remains an elusive dream for the club from Paris.