PSG vs Nantes Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

PSG face Nantes at Parc des Princes as number one in the Ligue 1 standings, with the outsiders highly motivated to spring a surprise on Saturday.

PSG have taken the lead in the Ligue 1 after collecting 60 points from their initial 25 encounters. Nantes trail by 32 points after 25 rounds, leaving them as number 13 in the table on 28 points.

Although Nantes trail after PSG by double figures, beating the Ligue 1 leaders still holds a lot of prestige.

PSG scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with two clean sheets along the way.

Nantes scored eight goals, conceded six and kept their opponents from scoring seven times in ten matches.

Nantes were knocked out cold when PSG took a 3-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-1 defeat, Nantes handed out in the game before.

PSG vs Nantes Prediction

PSG Form

In the previous three matches, PSG lost 0-1 against Bayern Munich, beat Lille by 4-3 and won 0-3 against Marseille. PSG have been in potent form at Parc des Princes, winning no less than five of the past six Ligue 1 matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 16 goals while letting in six.

Nantes Form

In their last three matches, Nantes lost against Juventus and Rennes by 0-3 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Lens by 2-1. Nantes, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Ligue 1.

PSG look in strong shape, while Nantes don't look quite as convincing, which makes betting on the home win a no-brainer in this match.

PSG scored 38 goals and conceded eight in their last 12 games against teams from the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table. They collected 36 points and 12 victories. Nantes claimed zero wins and two points in their last nine games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 19 goals. PSG have a record of 19 wins, three draws and three defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Nantes have six wins, ten draws and nine defeats in the Ligue 1.

PSG vs Nantes Squads

PSG Squad

The 56-year-old PSG manager, Christophe Galtier, will select the lineup against Nantes from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Ligue 1 this season):

Alexandre Letellier (0/0), Gianluigi Donnarumma (0/25), Lucas Lavallee (0/0), Sergio Rico (0/0), Achraf Hakimi (4/21), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/5), Juan Bernat (1/19), Marquinhos (2/23), Nordi Mukiele (0/18), Nuno Mendes (1/16), Presnel Kimpembe (0/11), Sergio Ramos (0/22), Timothee Pembele (0/2), Carlos Soler (2/16), Danilo Pereira (1/20), Ismael Gharbi (0/3), Marco Verratti (0/19), Renato Sanches (2/14), Vitinha (0/23), Warren Zaire-Emery (2/13), Hugo Ekitike (3/17), Ilyes Housni (0/1), Kylian Mbappe (17/21), Lionel Messi (12/20), Neymar (13/20).

Nantes Squad

Here is the full team squad of Nantes. The 59 year-old Antoine Kombouare will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alban Lafont (0/24), Denis Petric (0/0), Remy Descamps (0/1), Andrei Girotto (1/24), Charles Traore (0/9), Jaouen Hadjam (0/6), Jean-Charles Castelletto (0/21), Joao Victor (0/4), Lorik Cana (0/0), Michel Diaz (0/0), Nathan Zeze (0/1), Nicolas Pallois (0/16), Robin Voisine (0/0), Sebastien Corchia (0/19), Florent Mollet (1/6), Lohann Doucet (0/9), Ludovic Blas (5/24), Moussa Sissoko (1/18), Pedro Chirivella (0/22), Quentin Merlin (0/16), Samuel Moutoussamy (0/22), Samuel Yepie (0/0), Andy Delort (6/19), Evann Guessand (2/24), Fabien Centonze (0/12), Gor Manvelyan (0/0), Ignatius Ganago (3/22), Marcus Regis Coco (1/15), Moses Simon (5/21), Mostafa Mohamed (5/25).

PSG vs Nantes Team News

At the time of writing, PSG have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Nantes on Saturday.

Renato Sanches, Nuno Mendes and Presnel Kimpembe are missing from the squad, PSG will field against Nanteson Saturday.

Nantes have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against PSG on Saturday.

Nantes need to do without Andy Delort, Pedro Chirivella and Denis Petric, who are not fit enough to travel to Parc des Princes.

PSG vs Nantes Lineups

PSG vs Nantes H2H

PSG beat Nantes by 3-0 in their most recent match, while Nantes claimed a 3-1 win in the match prior to that. PSG enjoy a good 7-0-3 advantage against Nantes, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/10.

PSG vs Nantes Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between PSG and Nantes. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies on Saturday.

PSG vs Nantes Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Lionel Messi so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net four times in his last six games, leaving PSG hoping he delivers against Nantes on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

Parc des Princes witnessed PSG winning eight times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing one and losing one as well. Nantes claimed five wins, three draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. PSG have been ready from the first whistle, scoring the opening goal seven times in their previous 10 matches at Parc des Princes. Nantes scored the first goal of the game in three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the ten encounters most recent outings between PSG and Nantes. More than two goals came out seven times, as PSG scored 1.9 goals on average, with Nantes pulling off one goal on average. PSG scored an average of 2.7 goals in the past ten matches at Parc des Princes across the tournaments and over 2.5 goals came out eight times. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Nantes's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.