PSG vs Lyon Prediction, 12/13/2020 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 12/9/2020

Game: PSG vs Lyon

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020

Location: Parc des Princes in Paris, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: PSG (-155) Lyon (+400)

Neymar and PSG (9-1-3, 1st in Ligue 1) host Lyon (7-5-1, 3rd in Ligue 1) at Parc des Princes on Sunday. The goaltenders protecting the net are Keylor Navas for PSG and Anthony Lopes for Lyon. PSG are at -155 while the Kids are at +400. The O/U has been set at 3.

PSG took the field against Montpellier in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 3-1. When talking about passing the ball, they had a 90.3% received passes percentage by converting 630 of the 698 pass attempts last game. PSG tried 32 dribbles in this matchup and were able to convert 14 of the attempts for a rate of 43.8%. In regard to shooting accuracy, PSG wrapped this game up at a 46.2% rate by landing 6 shots on target out of 13 shots. PSG has an average of 2.54 g/90 (33 goals in total) and have accumulated 23 assists in all contests for the year.

Neymar is a player who should be able to impact this match for PSG. Neymar has been given a starting assignment in 168 contests thus far in his career while he scores 0.71 goals per 90 mins. The forward from Brazil has racked up 118 goals in 15,035 professional minutes. He has 67 assists while tallying 37 yellow card warnings during his soccer career. One more player who should impact this match is Kylian Mbappe, the forward hailing from France. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 33 times in his career and he has scored 90 goals. Mbappe has 8,421 minutes in 92 career starting assignments and has been given 10 yellow cards. He is averaging 0.96 goals per 90 mins for his career.

The guy protecting the net for PSG will be Keylor Navas. Navas has seen the field for a total of 19,449 mins and is sitting with 637 saves in his pro soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.03 (222 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of .745. The goalkeeper hailing from Costa Rica has faced 856 shots sent his way in 217 starting assignments. Navas (118-48-51 mark during his soccer career) has earned 73 shutouts, which has earned him a 33.6% clean sheet percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, Lyon walked away with a victory by a final of 3-1 against Metz. Lyon had a 54.5% successful dribble rate by completing 6 of the 11 dribbles they tried. They finished this game by completing 479 of the 549 passes they tried earning a rate of 87.2%. Lyon had 5 shots on goal out of their 18 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 27.8% rate in their last match. With a total of 22 goals and 14 assists in all competitions, Lyon sports an average of 1.69 goals and 1.08 assists per 90 minutes.

Memphis Depay should provide solid play for Lyon. He scores 0.51 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 172 matches in his career. The forward hailing from the Netherlands has been on the field for 15,814 professional minutes while earning 90 goals. He has accounted for 17 yellow cards during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 47 times. Be sure to watch out for Moussa Dembele, the forward who is from France. He has tallied 73 goals so far in his career while assisting on a goal 25 times. Dembele has been handed a total of 16 yellow card warnings in 12,006 mins (128 career starts). His goals per 90 min average in his career is 0.55.

Anthony Lopes will look after the goal for Lyon. Thus far in his career, Lopes has allowed 274 goals and has accounted for 730 saves in 256 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.07 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a mark of 133-57-64. He holds a save percentage of .740 and his clean sheet rate is 35.5%. Lopes has totaled 91 shutouts while defending 981 shots attempted against him in 22,981 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Ligue 1 game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lyon (+400)

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