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Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Manchester City FC, Champions League 2020-21 SEMI FINALS

Wed 28 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Parc des Princes HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Manchester City FCChampions League at Parc des Princes.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Daniel Siebert
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game 4.1 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
3
Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals Manchester City FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Manchester City FC H 1–2 L
24 Apr FC Metz A 3–1 W
18 Apr AS Saint-Étienne H 3–2 W
13 Apr FC Bayern München H 0–1 L
10 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace A 4–1 W
07 Apr FC Bayern München A 3–2 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Aston Villa FC A 2–1 W
17 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–1 L
14 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 2–1 W
10 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
06 Apr Borussia Dortmund H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Paris Saint-Germain FC Manchester City FC
#11 Position #8
14 Points 16
8 Played 8
4 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2
21 Scored 15
11 Conceded 9
+10 GD +6
1.75 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 63%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Paris Saint-Germain FC are 11th (14 pts). Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Paris Saint-Germain FC
0-15
2/
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Paris Saint-Germain FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Parc des Princes.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
  • 10' Paris Saint-Germain FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' GOAL! Marquinhos scores on 15.
  • 20' Paris Saint-Germain FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' Paris Saint-Germain FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Cancelo.
  • 36' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Ilkay Gundogan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Mitchel Bakker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 51' The 38-year-old Angel di Maria has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' The whistle greets Joao Cancelo as he departs to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 64' Goal! Kevin De Bruyne scores his 80 goal in 436 matches.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Paris Saint-Germain FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Leandro Paredes is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 71' The deadlock is broken! Riyad Mahrez gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
  • 74' Paris Saint-Germain FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 77' Idrissa Gana Gueye is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 80' Danilo Pereira is replacing Angel di Maria for the Paris Saint-Germain FC side.
  • 83' The whistle greets Leandro Paredes as he departs to be replaced by Ander Herrera.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Kevin De Bruyne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 1-2 the final result. Paris Saint-Germain FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Paris Saint-Germain FC or Manchester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Paris Saint-Germain FC36% Draw27% Manchester City FC37%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Manchester City FC
64%
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Manchester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Paris Saint-Germain FC28% Draw43% Manchester City FC29%
Actual: Paris Saint-Germain FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% 64%
+0.5 61% 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
20%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
21%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.