Barcelona vs Paris SG: Prediction and Betting Tips

A clean sheet seems crucial for Barcelona 

In the group stage, Barcelona won five matches and lost one at home to group winners Juventus. Barca have four wins in five matches in domestic competitions. They have found back their good form after a bit of a slump.

Lionel Messi has scored in four of the last five matches in a very strong run which saw Barca climb to second position in the La Liga table.

Ronald Koeman has to find solutions for his team’s defensive record in recent games coming into this game as keeping a clean sheet is key against PSG at home before the second leg in Paris.

Can Paris SG get a result amid injury worries

PSG are on a four straight wins going into this game. But Manager Mauricio Pochettino has many players missing due to injuries. With Neymar and  Di Maria both injured, PSG will definitely be short in attack.

It is notable how their defense is in good form though with three clean sheets in the last four matches. They may not be as dominant as they were in the past seasons in Ligue 1, but PSG are in better form after Pochettino was brought in to replace  former coach Tuchel.

Le Parisienne had won four matches and lost two in the group stages of the Champions League as they want to impose themselves on the European scene after they did that domestically in the past years.

Key Stats

• Barcelona have scored in 17 of their last 18 matches
• Barcelona haven’t had a clean sheet in six matches
• PSG have eight wins in their last ten matches
• Six out of eight matches between these two teams have seen over 2.5 goals

Barcelona vs Paris SG Prediction

In the past eight matches between these two, 32 goals were scored by both teams with an average of four goals per game.

 Both teams have been in very good scoring form, Barcelona scoring in 17 of their last 18 matches, while PSG have scored at least one goal in the last 11 matches.

Given the stats and current form of both teams we predict over 2.5 total goals in this match.