Manchester United – Paris SG | 02/12/2020

Manchester United are just one point away from sealing their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a game to spare ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with last year’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford. The Red Devils sit top of Group H and know that simply avoiding defeat in one of their final two games will see them through, although on Wednesday they face a PSG side out for revenge and knowing that only a win will really do.

The away side on the day has won all three previous UEFA Champions League (UCL) H2Hs, but with Manchester United on a run of four competitive wins in a row (90 minutes only) for the first time since January 2019 – and having scored an average of 4.5 goals per UCL home fixture this term (W2) – the ‘Red Devils’ could buck that trend against a faltering Paris Saint-Germain side.

A victory could guarantee United first place – results pending elsewhere – but they’ve been unpredictable at home this season (W3, D1, L3 – in all competitions). The three-time European champions have a superb record at home to Ligue 1 sides though (W10, D3, L1), albeit the one defeat was versus PSG in 2018/19.

These are strange times at PSG, with the Parisians winning just two of their last five competitive matches (W2, D1, L2) despite leading at some stage in all. They’ve also scored an uncharacteristic average of just 1.25 goals per UEFA Champions League (UCL) fixture this term (W2, L2), so it’s little surprise that PSG are winless in six of the seven games this season in which they failed to keep a clean sheet.

PSG are now on the verge of losing three competitive away games within 90 minutes for the first time during the Qatari period (2011/12 – present). However they can take hope from scoring in 30 consecutive UCL group stage matches (home/away), and netting the opener in their last seven competitive road trips.

 

Date: 02/12/2020
Time: 23:00
Venue: Old Trafford (Manchester)
Pick for this match:
“Both teams to score YES” – @ 1.54 ( 1Xbet )

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