PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction: Team News and Lineups Preview

Bettingexpert’s Tom Winch has overseen a PSG vs Real Sociedad prediction, team news, lineups and fixtures preview for the Round of 16 Champions League tie.

Our PSG vs Real Sociedad prediction is for PSG to win the match 2-0.

PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction, Team News, Standings and Lineups Preview

• PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction: Kylian Mbappe Anytime Goalscorer

In this article:

• PSG vs Real Sociedad Team News and Possible Lineups
• PSG vs Real Sociedad OPTA Stats
• PSG Fixtures
• Real Sociedad Fixtures
• Safer Gambling

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PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction: PSG’s Phenomenon

Europe, Champions League, Wednesday, February 14th 20:00 (UK)

Kylian Mbappe is PSG’s biggest star. He’s a phenomenal football player and an emphatic goal scorer. This could well be the Frenchman’s final opportunity to win the Champions League with his current club, given his transfer speculation.

The hosts are clear favourites on Wednesday night. They’re no bigger than 1.70 to record an opening-leg victory. Real Sociedad will prove a tricky test. They’re an organised outfit and won’t give you any straightforward opportunities. Imanol Alguacil’s men are as big as 6.0 to record a shock win in the French capital.

Mbappe is the best player in France by some distance. He’s bagged 20 times in Ligue 1 this term, nine more than any other player. All three of his Champions League goals have come at this venue, and I’m confident that he’ll find the back of the net once again. Les Parisiens will know that they’ll need a positive result at Parc des Princes. They’ve lost just once here in 23/24.

PSG’s number seven has featured at this venue 14 times across all competitions in 23/24. The Frenchman has found the back of the net on ten separate occasions.

Kylian Mbappe recorded 22 shots in the Group Stage, with half of those hitting the target. In PSG’s three matches at this stadium in the Group Stage, Mbappe managed 3.39xG alone.

Given the home side are odds-on to score multiple times in this encounter, I believe backing the star man is the best bet. It’s an appealing price for one of the best players in world football at this current moment.

• PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction: Kylian Mbappe Anytime Goalscorer (TRACKED BET)
• Best Odds: 2.10
• Bookmaker: bet365
• Stakes: 5/10

PSG vs Real Sociedad Prediction odds via bet365 as at 09:00, February 12th, 2024. Odds may now differ.

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PSG vs Real Sociedad Team News and Possible Lineups:

Presnel Kimpembe, Milan Skriniar, Kurzawa, and Nuno Mendes are all sidelined for the Parisians, making the PSG defence a little light for their Round of Champions League tie.

Real Sociedad’s injury woes extend to Wednesday’s match. Each of Kieran Tierney, Aihen Munoz, Carlos Fernandez, Sheraldo Becker an Alvaro Odriozola are not available for the midweek trip to France.

PSG possible starting lineup:
Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Beraldo, Hernandez, Ugarte, Zaire-Emery, Ruiz, Dembele, Muani; Mbappe

Real Sociedad possible starting lineup:
Remiro; Traore, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Galan, Zubimendi, Merino, Mendez, Kubo, Zakharyan; Silva

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Match OPTA Stats: Raul is in Mbappe’s sights

• Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé has scored in each of his last five UEFA Champions League games against Spanish opposition, netting seven goals in total in these matches. In fact, Mbappé is the last player to score a hat-trick against a Spanish side in the knockout stages of the competition, having done so against Barcelona back in February 2021 (for PSG in the round of 16).
• Real Sociedad have lost three of their six meetings with French opponents in all competitions (W2 D1). They’ve lost both such games in the UEFA Champions League – going down 1-0 in both legs of a last 16 tie against Lyon in 2003-04.
• Paris Saint-Germain failed to win any of their last three group stage games (D2 L1). They last went four UEFA Champions League games without a win in the same campaign between MD6 and the quarter final in 2014-15 (D2 L3).
• Kylian Mbappé has scored 43 goals in 67 appearances in the UEFA Champions League. Should the Paris Saint-Germain forward find the net in this game, he would overtake Raúl (43) for most goals scored in the competition while 25 or under, with only Lionel Messi (59) netting more than those two.

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PSG Fixtures: Testing fortnight

• Vs Real Sociedad (H)
• Vs Nantes (A)
• Vs Rennes (H)
• Vs Monaco (H)
• Vs Real Sociedad (A)

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Real Sociedad Fixtures: Familiar faces in Paris and Mallorca

• Vs PSG (H)
• Vs Mallorca (A)
• Vs Villarreal (H)
• Vs Mallorca (H)
• Vs Sevilla (A)

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SAFER GAMBLING

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