Monaco vs PSG prediction: FRANCE: Ligue 1 betting tips on match 2024-02-29 20:00.
With a whopping 13 points separating third-placed Monaco and table-topping PSG in the Ligue 1 standings, the title is certainly out of reach for the Red and Whites this season, with qualification for the Champions League their primary target. Getting something from this game to bolster that goal will be a challenge, but Monaco have actually won the last three league H2Hs here, scoring exactly three times in each of those wins. Given the reverse fixture ended 5-2 in PSG’s favour, entertainment has certainly been a staple of recent meetings between these sides.
Monaco are actually the entertainment kings of Ligue 1, with a league-high average of 3.39 goals per game this season, while their last seven league outings have all seen both teams score, albeit with differing success (W3, D2, L2). But after beating Lens 3-2 last weekend, Monaco stand on the brink of successive league wins for the first time in 2024 if they can end their four match winless home run (D1, L3).
Controversial would perhaps be the best way to describe the ending to PSG’s last league game, as a contentious stoppage time penalty earned them a 1-1 draw against Rennes. The Parisians left it late to extend their 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W14, D5), and on the back of five successive away wins, they look good value to bring up 20 in style.
The H2H history between the sides means this might not be so clear cut, as PSG have actually lost more Ligue 1 games against Monaco (45) than they have against any other side. Within those 45 defeats are another club-high 27 losses on the road in top-flight games, but they’ll hope things will be different this time around on the back of an 18-match unbeaten away league run (W14, D4), although they'll need no reminding their last top-flight road defeat came on this very ground (3-1).
Players to watch: Takumi Minamino struck a brace against Lens, with his stoppage-time winner the only one of his seven club goals this term to arrive after half-time. Also on target in added-time last weekend, PSG’s Gonçalo Ramos has seen four of his last five club goals arrive after the 70th minute.
Hot stat: PSG have only conceded one away league goal before half-time this season.