PSG vs Newcastle prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Group Stage betting tips on match 2023-11-27 20:00.
Paris Saint-Germain stayed top of Ligue 1 by hammering Monaco 5-2 on Friday, with Kylian Mbappé on the scoresheet against his former club. It was the ideal return to action following the international break and they now seek a measure of revenge over Newcastle United after suffering a humiliating 4-1 UEFA Champions League (UCL) defeat in England in October.
PSG now sit in second place in Group F (W2, L2), but with all four teams separated by just three points, it could go down to the wire, making any point crucial. With the Parisians winning their last two UCL home games âto nilâ and only losing one of their last ten (W8, D1), they seem primed to improve a record of one win across their last four such games against English opposition (L3).
Newcastle will head to France in high spirits looking to move themselves off the bottom of the group (W1, D1, L2) after beating Chelsea 4-1 on Saturday. With returning striker Alexander Isak on target, manager Eddie Howe described the victory as a âreal statement of characterâ as they bounced back from two consecutive defeats prior to the international break.
Another stern test swiftly rolls around, and their European record in France is poor with only one away win across their previous UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup campaigns (D1, L4) – the last three of those defeats coming âto nilâ. After failing to score in both UCL away games this term (D1, L1), a repeat could leave the Magpies struggling to even claim the consolation prize of dropping into the UEFA Europa League via a third-place finish.
Players to watch: MbappĂ© will occupy Newcastleâs pre-match thoughts after scoring seven goals across his last four appearances for club and country, three times between the 70th and 85th minute. Similarly influential in the opposition camp, Isak has netted three goals in his last four games for Newcastle, twice between the 55th and 65th minute.
Hot streak: All four of Newcastleâs UCL games this term saw the half-time outcome replicated at full-time.