PSG vs Nice Prediction, 2/13/2021 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 2/9/2021

Game: PSG vs Nice

Date: Saturday, February 13, 2021

Location: Parc des Princes in Paris, France

TV: ESPN Play Norte

Odds/Point Spread: PSG (-909) Nice (+1700)

Parc des Princes is the venue where Neymar and PSG (16-3-5, 3rd in Ligue 1) will take on Nice (8-5-10, 13th in Ligue 1) on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Sergio Rico for PSG and Walter Benitez for Nice. The line on this game has PSG priced at -909 and Nice are priced at +1700. The over/under is set at 3.5.

PSG played Marseille in their last game and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. PSG tried 19 dribbles in this match and converted 12 of those dribbles for a percentage of 63.2%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 86.7% passes received rate by connecting on 448 of the 517 pass attempts in their last game. In terms of shooting accuracy, PSG finished the game at a 22.2% rate by putting 2 shots on target out of 9 total shots. PSG is averaging 2.29 goals per 90 min (55 goals in total) and have accounted for 36 assists in all competitions for the year.

Neymar is a guy who should be able to impact this game for PSG. Neymar has had a starting assignment in 172 outings during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.71 goals per 90. The forward hailing from Brazil has tallied 121 goals scored in 15,421 minutes. He has totaled 67 assists while tallying 40 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career. Another guy who should impact this match is Kylian Mbappe, the forward representing France. He has assisted on a goal 35 times in his career while he has scored 96 goals. Mbappe has totaled 9,250 minutes in 101 career starts and has been handed 11 yellow card cautions. He sports an average of 0.93 goals per 90 mins during his soccer career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for PSG will be Sergio Rico. Rico has defended the goal for a total of 13,644 minutes and has tallied 477 stops so far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.42 (216 goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of .699. The keeper from Spain has had 684 shots tried at him in 149 starts. Rico (68-27-54 mark in his career) has earned 48 shutouts, which gives him a 32.2% shutout rate.

The last time they took the pitch, Nice went home victorious with a score of 3-0 against Angers. They finished the contest by converting 450 of the 497 passes they attempted for a rate of 90.5%. Nice finished the match with a 53.8% successful dribble rate by connecting on 14 of the 26 dribbles they attempted. Nice had 2 shots on target out of their 11 shots attempted which gave them a 18.2% clip in their last match. With a total of 26 goals and 16 assists in all their contests, Nice has an average of 1.13 goals and 0.70 assists per 90 min.

Alexis Claude-Maurice will need to provide a lift for Nice. The midfielder representing France has totaled 6,134 professional minutes and has scored 20 goals. He has accumulated 7 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 6 times. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 67 contests in his career. Make sure to watch out for Amine Gouiri, the forward who is from France. He has accumulated 7 goals in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 3 different times. Gouiri has been handed 5 yellow card cautions in 1,892 mins played (20 career starting assignments). His goals per 90 average during his pro soccer career is 0.33.

Walter Benitez will be residing in front of the net for Nice. Benitez has earned 48 shutouts and has seen 580 shots attempted against him in 13,895 minutes in his career. He has earned a save percentage of .738 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 31.2%. He has surrendered 1.26 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 57-44-53. In his pro soccer career, Benitez has allowed 170 goals while totaling 431 stops in 154 starts.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take PSG (-909)

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