Leaders PSG aim to maintain their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 on Sunday as they host Olympique Marseille at the Parc des Princes. The Parisians are the dominant force in France and are expected to be too strong for their visitors.
PSG come into this clash on a high after overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Liverpool to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. They also remain unbeaten in league 1 and have won their last six matches, claiming a 4-1 victory at Rennes.
The Parisians have been dominant at home earning successive 4-1 victories over Monaco and Lille in the last two matches. However, Luis Enrique’s men are without a clean sheet in their last six matches in the league.
Marseille are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Lens in their previous League 1 fixture. That was the second defeat in the last three matches for Roberto De Zerbi’s men who travel to the Parc des Princes 16 points behind the hosts.
Things are also rough on the road for Marseille having lost two of their last three away matches, including a 3-0 defeat at Auxerre. However, their attack has caught the eye with 12 goals scored in the last six league matches.
How the bookies view it: Smooth sailing for PSG
The bookies have installed PSG as overwhelming favourites with BoyleSports offering odds of 2/5 for a home win. A victory for Marseille is valued at 9/2 while a draw has been set at odds of 15/4.
Head to head: Dominant Parisians
PSG have a 39-17 advantage with 12 draws from 68 previous matches against Marseille. The Parisians have also won the last four meetings, including a 3-0 away victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch: Lethal Dembele
Ousmane Dembele has 29 goals in all competitions this season and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The forward has also netted 10 times in his last 10 appearances and is priced at evens by BoyleSports to score anytime.
Mason Greenwood is enjoying a solid first season at Marseille and has scored 16 Ligue 1 goals so far. He had a quiet outing against Lens but given PSG’s shaky defence, could be set to get back among the goals at 5/2 with Boylesports.
Probable line-ups
PSG have no injury worries with all players available for selection. However, after going into extra-time and penalties in midweek, they could make a few changes with Goncalo Ramos and Lee Kang-In likely to be handed starts.
Marseille on the other hand will be without Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Amine Harit, Robinio Vaz, Michael Murillo and Farisi Moumbagna. However, Greenwood, Amine Gouiri and Adrien Rabiot are all expected to be in the line-up.
PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Neves, Fabian, Zaire-Emery, Dembele, Lee, Barcola, Ramos
Marseille: Rulli, Lirola, Balerdi, Kondogbia, Henrique, Bennacer, Dedic, Merlin, Rabiot, Gouiri, Greenwood
Anything else catch the eye?
Given PSG’s dominant results lately and with the 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture, a -1 handicap can be considered at 21/20 with BoyleSports. 10 of the Parisians’ last 15 home league games have produced over 3.5 goals, which is priced at evens.
PSG scored in both halves in the win at Rennes and a similar outcome can be considered at 10/11 with BoyleSports.
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