Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Montpellier
Match Time & Date:
01/02/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-2
PSG
After dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Reims, PSG will look to retain top position when they take on Montpellier on Matchday 21. Les Parisiens failed to impress in the last league match, but it has to be noted that Marco Verratti was sent off after 59 minutes. The Italian midfielder is banned for the midweek clash, meaning that Vitinha should keep his place in the starting XI. Both Nordi Mukiele and Presnel Kimpembe remain in the recovery room, while Nuno Mendes is unlikely to be risked.
La Paillade, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Auxerre, and they managed to get one, with the team putting an end to their three-game losing run. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Montpellier conceded 15 goals in total in the previous four meetings with PSG in the French top flight. As for the home side, both Elye Wahi and Wahbi Khazri are banned for the match, while Pedro Mendes misses out with injury.
Highlighted Player (Falaye Sacko):
Born in Bamako, Mali on May 1, 1995, Falaye Sacko is a pacey right-back, who plays for Vitoria Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga. Sacko has 11 caps with Mali, and he scored his first goal with the national team on June 16, 2019 in a friendly against Algeria.
Speaking of his club career, Sacko started his senior career at Djoliba, and in 2015 he joined Hungarian outfit Ujpest. After failing to see any game action in the Hungarian top flight, the Mali international moved to Vitoria Guimaraes in 2016. He first played for the Guimaraes B team, making his professional debut in the Segunda Liga clash against Atletico CP on February 17, 2016.
Falaye Sacko, who has established himself as a first-team regular at Vitoria Guimaraes, wears the No. 17 jersey. His primary position right-back, but he is used as a left-back as well.
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.
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