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Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Manchester United FC, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2020-21
Paris Saint-Germain FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Manchester United FC
Tue 20 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Parc des Princes HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Neymar 34' Y
Neymar 35' Y
Y 36' Scott McTominay
Y 72' Axel Tuanzebe
Danilo Pereira 84' Y
Moise Kean 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Manchester United FC — Champions League at Parc des Princes.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Javier Estrada
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Guillermo Cuadra

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
2
Paris Saint-Germain FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Manchester United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2019-03-06 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–3 Manchester United FC 2019-02-12 Manchester United FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Recent Form

Paris Saint-Germain FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Manchester United FC H 1–2 L
16 Oct Nimes Olympique A 4–0 W
02 Oct Angers SCO H 6–1 W
27 Sep Stade de Reims A 2–0 W
20 Sep OGC Nice A 3–0 W
16 Sep FC Metz H 1–0 W
Manchester United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
17 Oct Newcastle United FC A 4–1 W
04 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC H 1–6 L
26 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 3–2 W
19 Sep Crystal Palace FC H 1–3 L
16 Aug Sevilla FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Paris Saint-Germain FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Paris Saint-Germain FC
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 10 G 6 A
Ousmane Dembele 8 G 2 A
Vitinha 6 G 1 A
Desire Doue 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Paris Saint-Germain FC vs Manchester United FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Alex Telles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Axel Tuanzebe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel James made 383 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Brazil international Neymar has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' Bruno Fernandes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Manchester United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Alessandro Florenzi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 34' A moment of madness from Neymar Jr. on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Paris Saint-Germain FC will be frustrated.
  • 35' Neymar Jr. is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 36' Scott McTominay is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Paris Saint-Germain FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' Another change for Paris Saint-Germain FC made on 46 minute. Idrissa Gana Gueye leaves to be changed by Moise Kean.
  • 51' 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.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Martial makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Fred has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' Paul Pogba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Telles at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Axel Tuanzebe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Rafinha. He replaces Ander Herrera on 79 minute.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Danilo Pereira.
  • 86' Paris Saint-Germain FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pablo Sarabia is hanging Angel di Maria on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' The England Marcus Rashford breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 0-3!
  • 88' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Bruno Fernandes is replaced by Donny van de Beek.
  • 90' Moise Kean is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Paris Saint-Germain FC.

Lineups

Paris Saint-Germain FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 3
Romelu Lukaku 2
Neymar 2
Juan Bernat 1
Anthony Martial 1
Bruno Fernandes 1
Marquinhos 1
Presnel Kimpembe 1

Head to Head

2020-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester United FC 2019-03-06 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–3 Manchester United FC 2019-02-12 Manchester United FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC

Paris Saint-Germain FC Form

2020-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2020-10-16 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2020-10-02 Paris Saint-Germain FC 6–1 Angers SCO W 2020-09-27 Stade de Reims 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2020-09-20 OGC Nice 0–3 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2020-09-16 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–0 FC Metz W

Manchester United FC Form

2020-10-20 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2020-10-17 Newcastle United FC 1–4 Manchester United FC W 2020-10-04 Manchester United FC 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC W 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-08-16 Sevilla FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Paris Saint-Germain FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Manchester United FC xG
I would bet for: Paris Saint-Germain FC or Manchester United FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Paris Saint-Germain FC39% Draw27% Manchester United FC34%
Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Paris Saint-Germain FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Manchester United FC
61%
Paris Saint-Germain FC or Manchester United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Paris Saint-Germain FC29% Draw44% Manchester United FC27%
Actual: Manchester United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Paris Saint-Germain FC

Handicap Paris Saint-Germain FC covers Push Manchester United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Paris Saint-Germain FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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