PSG vs Marseille Prediction, 4/17/2022 Ligue 1 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/13/2022

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Game: PSG vs Marseille

Date: Sunday, April 17, 2022

Location: Parc des Princes in Paris, France

TV: Fanatiz USA

Odds/Point Spread: PSG (-227) Marseille (+634)

Kylian Mbappe and PSG (22-5-4, 1st in Ligue 1) host Marseille (17-8-6, 2nd in Ligue 1) at Parc des Princes on Sunday. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Gianluigi Donnarumma for PSG and Pau Lopez for Marseille. The line on this matchup has PSG priced at -227 and the Olympians are at +634. The O/U has been set at 3.

PSG played Clermont Foot in their last matchup and earned the victory with a final of 6-1. PSG tried 23 dribbles in this outing and converted 11 of those attempts for a percentage of 47.8%. In the passing game, they ended the game with a 95.5% received passes percentage by connecting on 693 of the 726 pass targets last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, PSG walked away from the pitch at a 62.5% rate by putting 10 shots on target out of 16 shots. PSG has an average of 2.19 g/90 (68 total goals) and have accounted for 53 assists in all matches for the year.

Kylian Mbappe is a guy who can be a difference maker for PSG. He has totaled 50 assists while accumulating 23 yellow cards so far in his career. Mbappe has been a starter in 139 outings in his career while scoring 0.91 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing France has tallied 127 goals scored in 12,592 minutes played.

Another player who could decide the outcome is Lionel Messi, the forward who is from Argentina. He has assisted on a goal 204 times so far in his pro soccer career and he has scored 477 total goals. Messi has earned 43,700 mins in 482 starts and has been given a total of 50 yellow cards. He sports an average of 0.98 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for PSG will be Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma (119-55-53 record in his career) has 75 shutouts, which leaves him with a 32.8% shutout rate. The keeper from Italy has had 861 shots tried at him in 229 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.06 (240 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 74.1%. Donnarumma has played for 20,351 mins and has tallied 636 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last played, Marseille went home victorious with a score of 2-0 against Montpellier. They finished the match by connecting on 544 out of their 603 attempted passes for a rate of 90.2%. Marseille ended the game with a 42.9% successful dribble rate by connecting on 6 out of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Marseille had 4 shots on target out of the team's 10 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 40.0% clip in their last outing. Having accumulated 49 goals and 33 assists in all competitions, Marseille averages 1.58 goals and 1.06 assists per 90 min.

Dimitri Payet will need to provide a spark for Marseille. The forward hailing from France has accumulated 37,613 minutes while earning 108 goals. He has earned 59 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 129 times. He currently averages 0.26 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 440 matches so far in his pro soccer career. Make sure to watch out for Gerson, the midfielder who is from Brazil. Gerson has been given a total of 29 yellow cards in 12,496 minutes played (145 starting assignments). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.10. He has 14 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 15 different times.

Pau Lopez will be looking after the goal for Marseille. In his career, Lopez has surrendered 239 goals and has totaled 479 saves in 175 starts. He has conceded 1.35 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a mark of 75-38-63. He has earned a save percentage of 69.2% and his clean sheet rate is 25.7%. Lopez has earned 45 clean sheets while defending 695 shots against him in 15,908 career mins.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Marseille (+634)

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