Ligue 1

Ligue 1 | Gameweek 2

Aug 13, 2022 at 8pm UK

Parc des Princes

PSG
5 - 2
Montpellier

Sacko (39' og.), Neymar (43' pen., 51'), Mbappe (69'), Sanches (87')
Kimpembe (60'), Vitinha (66')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Khazri (58'), Tchato Mbiayi (90+1')
Wahi (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier HSC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Paris Saint-Germain

Last Six:

Last Game: Clermont 0-5 PSG
Saturday, August 6 at 8pm in Ligue 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Lille	2	3	4
2	Paris Saint-Germain	1	5	3
3	Marseille	1	3	3

Montpellier HSC

Last Six:

Last Game: Montpellier 3-2 Troyes
Sunday, August 7 at 2pm in Ligue 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Lens	1	1	3
5	Montpellier HSC	1	1	3
6	Lyon	1	1	3

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Paris Saint-Germain win with a probability of 90.08%. A draw had a probability of 7.1% and a win for Montpellier HSC had a probability of 2.84%.

The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (10.78%) and 2-0 (10.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.34%), while for a Montpellier HSC win it was 0-1 (0.95%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Paris Saint-Germain would win this match.

Result
Paris Saint-Germain	Draw	Montpellier HSC
90.08% ( -0)	7.08%	2.84% ( -0)

Both teams to score 41.78%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

77.41% (

-0)

22.59% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

58.3% (

41.7% (

-0.01)

Paris Saint-Germain Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

97.05% (

-0)

2.95% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

86.64% (

-0)

13.35% (

-0)

Montpellier HSC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

43.05% (

-0)

56.95% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

10.99% (

-0)

89.01% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Paris Saint-Germain 90.06%

Montpellier HSC 2.84%

Draw 7.08%

Paris Saint-Germain	Draw	Montpellier HSC
3-0 @ 12.24% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 10.78% 2-0 @ 10.43% 5-0 @ 7.6% 3-1 @ 6.9% 4-1 @ 6.07% 1-0 @ 5.92% ( -0) 2-1 @ 5.87% ( -0) 6-0 @ 4.46% 5-1 @ 4.28% 6-1 @ 2.51% ( 0) 7-0 @ 2.25% 3-2 @ 1.94% 4-2 @ 1.71% 7-1 @ 1.26% 5-2 @ 1.2% 8-0 @ 0.99% Other @ 3.65% Total : 90.06%	1-1 @ 3.34% 0-0 @ 1.68% 2-2 @ 1.65% Other @ 0.41% Total : 7.08%	0-1 @ 0.95% 1-2 @ 0.94% Other @ 0.95% Total : 2.84%