PSG vs Manchester City Prediction, 4/28/2021 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 4/21/2021

Game: PSG vs Manchester City

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Location: Parc des Princes in Paris, France

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: PSG (+205) Manchester City (+130)

Kylian Mbappe and PSG (6-1-3 in Champions League) play Manchester City (9-1-0 in Champions League) at Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The expected starting goalies will be Keylor Navas for PSG and Ederson for Manchester City. Man City are at at +130 while PSG are at +205. The O/U opens at 2.5.

PSG faced off with Saint-Étienne in their last match and notched a win by a score of 3-2. When talking about passing the ball, they ended with a 87.8% passes received percentage by connecting on 634 of the 722 targeted passes in their last game. PSG tried 20 dribbles in this game and were able to convert 15 of the tries for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shooting accuracy, PSG finished the game at a 25.0% rate by landing 4 shots on target out of 16 total shots. PSG sports an average of 2.24 goals per 90 min (74 total goals) and have tallied 48 assists in all matches for the season.

Kylian Mbappe is a player who should be able to impact this game for PSG. He has 36 assists while earning 14 yellow card warnings during his pro soccer career. Mbappe has been in the starting lineup in 109 contests so far in his career and he tallies 0.93 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from France has 103 goals in 9,947 professional minutes played. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Neymar, the forward who is from Brazil. Neymar has been on the pitch for 15,531 mins during 173 starts and has been handed a total of 42 yellow card warnings. He has helped on a goal 67 times during his pro soccer career while he has scored 121 total goals. He is averaging 0.70 G/90 during his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for PSG is Keylor Navas. Navas has seen the field for 20,709 mins and has accumulated 672 stops during his soccer career. His GA/90 is 1.01 (232 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 74.7. The goalie taking the field for PSG has faced 902 shots tried at him in 232 starts. Navas (127-50-55 mark in his career) has accumulated 80 clean sheets, which gives him a 34.5% clean sheet percentage.

In their last outing, Manchester City got the victory with a final of 2-1 against Dortmund. Manchester City finished the match with a 73.3% successful dribble rate by converting 11 out of the 15 dribbles they attempted. They finished the contest by completing 669 out of their 714 pass attempts earning a percentage of 93.7%. Manchester City connected on 4 shots on goal out of 16 shots attempted which had them at a 25.0% rate in their last outing. With 66 goals and 42 assists In all their contests, Manchester City sports an average of 2.06 goals and 1.31 assists per 90 minutes.

Ilkay Gundogan should provide a lift for Manchester City. He is averaging 0.20 goals per 90 and has started 221 matches so far in his career. The midfielder representing Germany has 19,577 mins and he has scored 43 goals. He has accounted for 26 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 23 times. Be sure to watch out for Riyad Mahrez, the forward taking the field for Manchester City. Mahrez has earned himself 12 yellow cards in 20,769 mins (237 starts). His goals per 90 average in his career is 0.33. He has accumulated 75 goals so far in his career while helping on a goal 60 times.

Ederson is expected to look after the net for Manchester City. In his career, Ederson has conceded 163 goals while earning 400 saves in 213 starting assignments. He has allowed 0.77 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 146-34-33. He has earned a save percentage of 73.1 and his shutout rate is currently at 45.5%. Ederson has recorded 97 clean sheets while seeing 550 shots tried against him in 19,052 career mins.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Manchester City (+130)

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